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THIS DRAMA IS FICTIONAL AND ALL CHARACTERS, ORGANIZATIONS,

AND EVENTS ARE UNRELATED TO HISTORICAL EVENTS.

My gosh.

I can't believe the great Jang Bong Hwan...

is relying on something like this to sustain his life.

Life is so futile, isn't it?

I feel so motivated all of a sudden.

So here, I can be Thomas Edison and Steve Jobs?

No. Is there anyone who achieved even greater things?

A hero who saved mankind.

Inside the Queen's body,

I see something that should not be there.

A wicked soul.

She is possessed by a wicked soul!

I can't leave you like this.

Go away forever.

Yes, Willis Carrier. The man who invented the first air conditioner.

- Your Highness! - Your Highness!

Wake up, Your Highness! Please...

Your Highness.

EPISODE 7, MASK

- 100 joules is ready. - Clear.

Inject epinephrine. 150 joules, charge.

- 150 joules is ready. - Clear.

- Hurry up. - I'm going.

Is she not the court maid from the Queen's Palace?

And following her is the royal physician.

- What is wrong? - Her Highness is...

Your Majesty. It is dangerous!

Goodness.

Your Highness.

I thought about it, and I nag you for your own benefit...

Your Highness.

Your Highness!

What happened?

Someone has gone out to bring the royal physician.

Your Highness.

You must not do this.

You must not die like this.

I will not nag you anymore.

So please wake up, Your Highness.

Do something!

Your Highness!

HANKUK UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL, NAME: JANG B. HWAN

- 100 joules, charge. - 100 joules is ready.

Clear.

150 joules is ready.

- He came back. - What is this?

Gosh, it's so bright. What is he doing?

His pulse is normal. What about his blood pressure?

His blood pressure is normal too.

The hospital? Wait, am I back?

I came back. I really did.

Mr. Jang Bong Hwan. You almost died.

I know.

I thought my life would end while being trapped in a woman's body.

How many days has it been?

Right. How may days have I been laying down?

My body feels so heavy.

It has been a week.

The time passed just like it did in Joseon.

First, help me up.

He's been unconscious for a week,

so he's in a vegetative state.

What do you mean by vegetative state?

Listen, Dr. Lee. Are you talking about me?

Why would you say I'm in a vegetative stage when I'm fine?

What are you talking about?

- Keep monitoring him. - Yes, sir.

Where are you going?

Come back! I'm totally fine!

I'm totally fine!

What's this? Can't anyone hear me?

I'm right here. I came back.

I, Jang Bong Hwan, am back!

When is the royal physician getting here?

Queen!

- Your Majesty! - Your Majesty!

My Queen. Please wake up!

What on earth happened?

She just stood up all of a sudden,

and then she became pale and fainted like that.

How could she faint like this for no reason?

It must be poison.

She must have been poisoned!

What?

There is no way.

Not only do we take care of all the ingredients...

forbid outsiders from entering this place,

but the Queen has not eaten anything here.

What did the Queen do here?

Did she cook?

Yes.

Then she could have consumed poison...

while tasting the dish or ingredients, Your Majesty.

I cannot be sure about that.

You jerks.

I was always afraid that...

something like this might happen.

In the end, this has happened!

I cannot believe she has been poisoned!

I will...

I will take a look at her.

Hurry.

This is...

not the pulse of a living person.

What do you mean by that?

She is in a vegetative state.

A STATE WHERE THEY HAVE A PULSE BUT IS BARELY BREATHING.

She is in a vegetative state?

They call it a vegetative state as they cannot move like a vegetable.

Her blood circulation and qi energy has gathered to the top of her body,

so her spirit has left her body, and she has stopped breathing.

If her qi energy returns, she will live. But if not...

she will die.

What do you mean she will die?

Then...

what must I do to save her?

You must pour hwanotang and sweet flag juice into her mouth.

Head Eunuch.

Go tell them you need those medicinal herbs.

Yes, Your Majesty.

Do you think the Queen can stay alive until then?

That is the problem.

Do not just stand there and wait. Do something right now!

Please save our queen.

In order to do that, we must move her.

Let us go to Daejojeon Hall.

Your Highness.

Queen Dowager.

You must get rid of the evil spirit in the Queen's body.

You must do it right now.

Is there a way?

We must place ominous things around Daejojeon Hall...

and block the energy.

Then we must chase it away with an exorcism.

That is dangerous. We cannot perform an exorcism in the Palace.

If we get caught...

It will be pointless if it is not in the Palace.

It must be done in the closest place to the Queen...

for it to be effective.

Hurry.

Yes, ma'am.

- Are you done? - Yes, I am done.

What happened?

The patient just went into cardiac arrest.

Listen. Over here. Look here.

Can you hear me?

Is he saying something?

Yes. You hear me, right? I knew it.

I can see and hear everything, so how can I be in a vegetative state?

Is that so?

Is he really saying something?

He says he's being falsely accused.

Hey, you dumb, little idiot.

- I can hear you, you jerk. - I'm sure he feels that way.

He's stuck in the middle of Mr. Han and the prime minister's fight...

and is about to take all the blame.

What is going on?

This was all Mr. Han, that jerk's doing?

Start treating her.

The more I look into him, the crazier he seems,

but he's not the type to be victimized like this.

What can he do? It's a situation where he will always end up losing.

It could be better for him to be laying here like this.

Are you being serious right now?

If you were in my situation, would you lay here and suffer like me?

Is that something that detectives should say?

Then...

I will put my life on the line and apply acupuncture.

I won't leave him alone.

That evil jerk, Mr. Han.

My goodness.

I'm going to chew him up.

Why are you here?

My Queen!

- Your Highness! - Your Highness!

Your Highness!

You ate everything without being cautious, and you even took poison.

What else do you want to chew?

We have overcome the biggest crisis.

But why is she still unconscious?

She has started breathing again,

but she is not back to normal yet.

She could fall back into a critical condition,

so we must keep an eye on her.

Are you saying that she is still in danger?

Tonight...

is the pivotal moment.

The king has gone into Daejojeon Hall.

Why?

The Queen has collapsed,

and he wants to stay by her side all night and nurse her himself.

I understand.

You must change your...

I told you I understand.

Be sure to keep quiet.

If this gets known, you will not be safe either.

Of course. I know it well.

I cannot believe that child is working for the Queen's court lady.

How can everything fall into place like this?

I knew it. The spirit is helping us.

Queen Dowager, are you inside?

There will be a big prayer soon.

I am preparing for it.

It is not a big deal, so please have a seat.

I have something to tell you.

I heard.

You asked your father to withdraw the appeal.

Last time, you told me...

that I do not have to do anything myself.

- I did. - What if...

I want to do something myself?

Does that mean...

I can overcome the Queen for sure?

I will stay here all night, so you may leave.

It is late, and I am afraid you may end up...

getting sick as well.

It is okay.

Head Eunuch, you may leave.

Yes, Your Majesty.

There's not even one day I felt comfortable after coming here.

My husband who sleeps under the same blanket with me tries to kill me.

If you feel as though your tongue is becoming stiff,

do not hesitate and move your hand.

"Get lost"?

I gathered my courage to apologize,

and that is the only thing you can say?

Hey. If it's up to a person who apologizes and...

not a person who is apologized to,

is it an apology?

It's too late. Your understanding means nothing now.

I had hoped that...

it wasn't too late to understand you.

This is premium fabric.

If I had made clothes with this material,

there is no way I would not remember.

Are you sure?

In order to make silk flowers for the banquet,

you had some silk delivered.

Yes, sir.

But was it not an excessive amount of silk to make some flowers?

The thing is...

the advisor to the Royal Cuisine Office,

Lord Kim Mun Geun, took it.

Did Lord Kim Mun Geun take this silk as well?

This is...

He seemed to be burning something rare,

so I found him suspicious and took a close look at it.

I am sure of it.

Prince Yeongpyeong?

Could the King have been behind it?

What?

The Queen Dowager and Royal Noble Consort Eui...

have joined hands to perform a ritual in the palace?

Yes.

I thought Royal Noble Consort Eui was clever,

but it seems she is no better than the Queen Dowager.

That is good news.

I will be able to teach those two foolish women a lesson.

Reprimanding them about the ritual and talismans...

will make good fodder for gossip.

But that will not end them.

You are right.

I wish I could do more than just teaching them a lesson.

This is the Head Eunuch. I come with urgent news.

Come in.

What is this about?

The Queen has stopped breathing and fallen into a vegetative state.

She stopped breathing?

She started breathing again with the physician's treatment.

But she needs to be nursed throughout the night.

How did that happen?

It is suspected that she might have consumed...

poison when she was tasting food at the royal kitchen.

KIM SO YONG

KIM SO YONG

If you truly want to fight...

and if you truly want to defeat her,

from now on, you must not keep any secrets from me.

Will you agree to that?

Yes. I will.

So tell me. Is it safe to say that...

what we see is what we get with His Majesty?

The King has...

the same dream.

Is she breathing?

She is.

If she is sleeping,

she cannot be this quiet.

What is wrong? Are you hurt?

Why...

You always wanted a daughter.

Are you happy now?

Now that you are sick and having a hard time,

you must miss your mother even more.

You can beat this.

Shake it off and return to yourself with full of vim and vigor.

You must keep your promise to follow the no-touching rule.

I will forgive you for your strange way of speaking...

and your arrogant attitude.

Please wake up.

I am glad that you are still here.

What is wrong?

The Queen has fallen into a vegetative state.

Are you telling me that she stopped breathing?

Luckily, she started breathing again.

I want you to lead your department to Seonwonjeon Hall.

Did someone try to harm Her Highness?

We will point at the Queen Dowager and Royal Noble Consort Eui.

Go away, you evil spirit!

I ask the deity to accept my prayer.

Back off!

What do you think you are doing?

How dare you barge in here? Do you not know where you are?

Do you think you can get away with this?

I will ask you the same question. Do you think you can get away...

with harming the Queen of this empire?

- What are you doing? My gosh. - Step back.

- What are you doing? - Search the entire place!

My goodness. What are you doing?

- Gosh. - Goodness.

I was just praying to bring peace to the court.

I found this hideous thing around Daejojeon Hall.

I had nothing to do with that.

Then, did the shaman act on her own?

I guess your deity did not tell you when you would die.

You will die today.

Spare me, Your Highness.

I just did what the Queen Dowager has asked me to do.

Shut your mouth.

I will perform a ritual that will break the curse.

You will perform a ritual to break the ritual?

You serve the deity instead of the king.

So you must think this place is a joke.

That is a misunderstanding.

It is too late.

The Queen's life is already in danger.

That cannot be.

You are the one who perform the ritual.

And yet, you do not believe that it was effective?

You were foolishly deceived by a con artist.

And now, look at what you have done.

You have ruined the reputation of the Internal Court.

And you tried to murder the Queen.

And you have committed a grave crime...

of putting the empire in confusion.

How will you pay for all of your crimes?

May I ask how the Queen is doing?

Are you going to pretend you do not know the answer to that?

If so, I will tell you how she is now.

She was poisoned.

We found arsenic from the ingredients she used.

Arsenic.

I believe you are quite familiar with arsenic.

I believe...

you probably know more about arsenic than I do.

You keep saying that.

Blaming me for the late King's death in a delusion.

Humans are foolish. They quickly forget the past like this.

Not knowing how precious your life is,

which was saved at the cost of your own child's life.

At that time, you definitely...

asked me first.

Instead of investigating the late King's death...

related to arsenic,

you asked me to save your life.

But what is this?

You lured Royal Noble Consort Eui who knows nothing...

into putting a curse and using poison.

Are you not shamed in front of the late King?

Well, I am not surprised. If you knew shame,

you would have died with the late King at that time.

Saying I am wronged would be useless.

You already know that I am wronged...

more than anyone.

If you keep claiming that, there is no choice.

Hear me out.

Dismember the shaman and Court Lady Han!

- Yes, Your Highness. - Yes, Your Highness.

Please forgive me, Grand Queen Dowager!

Let go of me!

And Queen Dowager.

Please spare...

my life.

Please spare me, Grand Queen Dowager!

Begging again will not work.

Until when should I pity you...

and tolerate you?

I will never turn a blind eye this time!

It was a mistake.

Please give me an opportunity...

to redeem my mistake.

How can you redeem such a grave sin?

You must be confident...

that you are completely...

in control of the King.

You were that confident about the late King as well.

And you ended your regency.

Did you forget it?

Does what Queen Dowager said bother you?

I will check it for you.

What kind of person the King is.

What on earth are you doing?

Your Majesty!

What is the noise I hear?

I will escort the Queen.

Escort?

To where?

I cannot tell you.

You cannot tell me where the Queen will go?

Did something happen?

A fake face.

A curse against the Queen was performed at Seonwonjeon Hall...

by Queen Dowager...

and Royal Noble Consort Eui.

Royal Noble Consort Eui would never do that.

Are you trying to claim the curse is the cause of the Queen's sickness?

Arsenic was found at the royal kitchen.

The Department of Justice will start the investigation from now on.

There are questions to be asked to you regarding that.

Where and what did you and Prince Yeongpyeong do...

the next night of the royal wedding?

What are you doing?

Show me your true face.

I guess you cannot remember it.

If so, I have to officially investigate Prince Yeongpyeong.

Stop right there!

Your Majesty.

Please do not move anymore.

Before your military disrespectfully harm your body.

Stop.

It is a royal command.

She is my woman.

If you touch her even with the tip of your finger,

this sword will cut your throat.

I did not know how dearly you care for her.

You do not know many things.

Let me teach you myself.

Can you see me?

I am the king of this country!

Whose soldiers are you?

You are my soldiers.

Step back.

Your Majesty.

What kind of disloyalty is this?

Withdraw them right now.

If you do not want to see blood in the sacred Daejojeon Hall.

If it is your command, Prince Yeongpyeong...

will gladly let blood stain his hands.

I had questions to ask.

You came at the right moment.

I did not order the investigation.

Whose order is Department of Justice obeying now?

I will examine the incident first.

So you will not be able to frame the innocent again.

The most innocent is always the Queen!

I told you.

If you make her miserable, you will live in misery as well.

I said it was not a threat, but I have to change my words.

How dare you!

That woman is not your cousin anymore.

The person who is in charge...

of her happiness and misery as well as her safety...

is not you, the head of the Department of Justice,

but me.

The Queen will be moved to her family's house.

Bring the royal palanquin.

- Yes, Your Majesty. - Yes, Your Majesty.

Let us go.

I was late.

It is the side you have been trying...

to hide.

Escort her carefully.

Yes, Your Majesty.

I am sorry that I let you go by yourself.

Do not lower your guard until you arrive.

Keep guard through the night after arriving.

- Yes, Your Majesty! - Yes, Your Majesty!

I bet everyone but me will be able to relax at the palace.

Why am I humming and in a good mood?

By the way, Kim Hwan should have been here by now.

Speak of the devil.

I was worried that I might not be able to see you...

before I leave...

Who is this?

I made a good friend today.

His name is Lee Saeng Bang.

I met him when I was looking for my other friend, Lee Saeng Mang.

We are meant to be friends.

I wanted to grab a drink with you...

and play some cards.

Do you think this is a bar?

You want to drink and play cards here? What a mess.

What? But that is what we do here.

It was only allowed for you.

Only for you, Kim Hwan.

- Only for you. - What?

I did not know you were that easy.

Do you easily make good friends and have more friends than you want?

I guess I was one of your easy friends...

and one of your many friends.

So did you ditch your little friend, Lee Saeng Bang?

You are wanted in the palace now.

What?

How come no one is here today?

Did everyone leave to see something exciting without me?

Why do I feel so alienated lately?

You! Lee Saeng Bang! Have you been well?

We met at last!

I was mistaken. I mistook you for my friend.

I am sorry.

I am not your friend.

But I have something great.

What are these strange-looking things?

They are...

The curfew has not been lifted yet.

- Why are you out on the street? - Hide them.

You are...

You were spanked last time for what you did.

Are you here to sell erotic books again?

"Erotic"?

This man was trying to sell it to me.

You are charged for corrupting the public morals.

Take them to the government office.

- Yes. - Yes.

- Wait. I... - My gosh. Let go of me.

- Wait. - Hold on.

- Please go easy on me. - That jerk...

Please go easy on me. I am scared.

He specifically asked me about the night after my wedding.

So the Queen has told him.

I did find it odd that she kept it a secret that long.

If he knew that I tried to kill her,

he would not have stopped at interrogating me.

On the day of his appointment, he recited an idiom.

"After rescuing an empire from a crisis,"

"the authority brings fear to the king."

That arrogant jerk.

He is threatening that he will dethrone you.

If he is willing to go that far, you should have bitten your tongue.

Then,

he would have pressed His Majesty for his whereabouts that night.

He set up a trap that would have exposed His Majesty no matter what.

He is a smart guy.

He must have found something.

I will find out how much he knows.

For the time being, we must hope that the Queen wakes up.

That is the most important thing for everyone.

What about the training?

Kim Byeong In is out to get us.

We must push ourselves even more at times like this.

That means we do not have much time left.

Gosh.

Hold up your lantern.

How far is she?

She is on her way.

Are you sure she is not in critical condition?

Fortunately, she is not.

Gosh.

How could this happen?

Poisoned? How could she be poisoned?

I have already called the best physicians in Joseon.

Goodness.

I must especially try to stay calm at times like this.

I must calm down and think objectively.

Gosh.

My goodness.

Goodness.

How cruel.

The Queen Dowager lost her husband to poison.

How could she frame the Queen Dowager for poising the Queen?

As things are not going well,

Hwa Jin, you must keep your distance from the Queen Dowager.

It happened on the day when I visited her.

I have given them an excuse.

Do not beat yourself up for it.

They would have done that anyway.

But...

why did you move the Queen back to her home?

She must have been lonely at the palace.

She asked for her mother when she was asleep.

The Queen wanted it.

What is it?

Is there a problem?

- No. - Do not worry.

I will send my brother as soon as things get sorted out.

Your Majesty.

Please.

Will you go against the King's order?

Please do not get hurt.

Okay.

Now that you are here,

it feels like we have traveled back in time.

Byeong In.

You are the only person who comes to look for me when I am hiding.

I will not let go of you.

I will not forget you.

If only I could go back to that day...

She is my woman.

You should have been mine.

And I, yours.

Do you know who I am?

My name is Kim Hwan who will soon be a member of...

the Department of Justice.

Getting an advance on your grains was not enough for you.

Are you taking an advance on your future appointment?

An advance?

I am an upright scholar.

Can you not see that I am righteous as I am only a scholar...

at Royal Confucian Academy despite my looks and talent?

I do not put up with any kinds of injustices...

Be quiet.

We have a talkative one today.

How dare you? If you let me get out of here now,

I will give you five silver coins.

Can you...

give it to me instead?

I will give you an important lesson, then.

Once you listen to what I have to say,

you will no longer be the same person you used to be.

You will become a true adult.

- Are you entering the Palace? - Yes. Are you just getting home?

I heard what happened between you and the King yesterday.

Oh, I see.

Even if he is not that great of a man,

if you keep pressing him, he will act like one.

Why did you do something I did not tell you to do?

That is because...

Those eyes.

The eyes of a man who is keeping his desires hidden.

I did not want the Grand Queen Dowager to worry,

so I must have been overly ambitious.

Be careful.

Father.

Are you not curious as to how the Queen is?

I heard that she is no longer in critical condition.

She has yet to regain her consciousness.

She will overcome it soon.

Is there anything else you would like to say?

I heard that the Grand Queen Dowager...

has mentioned the Queen's dethronement.

She just said that out of anger.

It is not how she truly feels.

You are worrying for no reason.

I am well aware of how much you care for the Queen.

It might not be as much as you,

but I care for the Queen as well, so you do not need to worry.

Yes.

I will see you in the Palace.

The King's father-in-law has sent us gifts again.

How is the Queen?

She is no longer in critical condition,

but she seems to need rest, so she has returned home.

She continuously gets sick.

After her accident, she has not been completely well.

How should I put it?

It seems like she is broken.

I am trying to make do by fixing her,

but she is suddenly in a vegetative state. She is so weak.

What if the Royal Noble Consort Eui ends up having a prince first?

Then the Queen Dowager will act up again.

Do not worry.

I am preparing an alternative.

An alternative?

I have made sure that the other two candidates to become Queen...

did not marry anyone else.

I knew it. You are such a reliable brother.

I heard that Byeong In accused the King harshly.

Everyone acted strangely regarding the King yesterday.

It was as if the King was hiding something.

The King is different from the late king.

Makes sense. You were the one who chose him.

There is only one reason as to why I put the King in that position.

It is so that you do not need to make a painful decision...

like you did with the late king.

That is true.

It was quite painful.

I protected this country by getting the blood of my grandchild...

on my hands.

That is why if someone tries to ruin it,

I cannot forgive them even more.

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

- You should have some first. - No, you should have some first.

You should have some first.

Where am I?

Am I in Joseon or Korea?

I'm in Joseon.

I can't say that I'm glad as I'm upset it's missing,

but I can't say I'm upset as I'm glad I can move to check.

Why is it so bright in here?

The empire of gold.

Inca?

Your Highness!

I thought I time slipped into some other place.

You have finally woken up!

This is like deja vu.

Let's not repeat that fuss.

However, you almost died.

You had completely stopped breathing.

Stop crying.

I stopped breathing?

According to the Royal Physician, you were in a vegetative state.

It was as if you were dead.

I was also in a vegetative state here.

But where am I?

You are at home.

That means...

I can no longer avoid...

the one person I have been trying to avoid.

- Pardon? - Nothing is hard for me,

but there is one person I am uncomfortable around.

The person who is like my natural enemy is...

the fathers of women.

Your Highness.

- Goodness, Your Highness. - Oh, my.

Goodness, Your Highness. Are you okay? Can you breath?

What do you need? Shall I call the Royal Physician?

You look like you're about to pass out.

Here. Drink up.

Okay.

That is medicinal herbs to replenish yin energy.

Good job.

Why are you sweating so much?

Goodness.

I was so worried.

I could not sleep at all last night.

I did not have an appetite,

so I have not eaten since two nights ago.

Every time I stand up after sitting, I feel dizzy too.

- You must have been shocked. - Yes.

The root of illnesses is worries and woes,

so you should get some rest and calm down.

Yes, of course. I will do that.

I hope you feel better soon. Then I'll get going now.

Goodness, Your Highness.

Where are you going?

Goodness.

I should not do this. I must be respectful.

Your Highness.

Oh, my. What are you doing? You're making me feel more uncomfortable.

No, do not feel that way.

Please receive my bow, Your Highness.

No!

Gosh.

Goodness.

Please let me bow to you once again.

Father.

Everyone in Joseon is uncomfortable around me as I am the Queen.

Please allow me to be your daughter,

So Yong, while I am here.

The more honorable the position, the lonelier you feel.

Okay.

While you are here,

I will treat you as I did...

so that you will feel comfortable.

Okay. Have a seat.

Yes. Thank you.

Goodness.

No matter how much I decorated the room, it still felt empty.

Now that you are in here, the room is lighting up.

Right.

The room is so lit up that it's blinding my eyes.

I love it.

I took special care, so it does not tarnish your reputation.

I prepared everything else as well.

As always, I got the best of everything.

The next doctor please.

I couldn't see a single doctor there,

but now they are swarming here?

Is there anyone else supposed to come?

- Why is it a feast table? - It is breakfast.

To help you regain your vigor,

Lord Kim prepared terrapin soup.

Here.

A terrapin as soon as I open my eyes?

Watch your step.

Why? What is it?

Ta-da.

It is an honor to serve you, Your Highness.

She is the best on-site beautician in the country.

I'm a natural beauty. I don't need artificial treatment.

Please come.

An appeal for dethronement and poison.

They are doing everything to take Her Highness down.

Do not worry.

As bigger as the tyranny to harm Her Highness gets,

I will try to gain more power.

Having a cousin like you, there is nothing for her to worry about.

Do you remember this item?

It is a regular silk.

Is there anything special about it?

Did you gift the gown made with this to someone?

After Her Highness became the Queen,

I was the one receiving gifts, not the other way.

The only person I offer gifts is Grand Queen Dowager.

I see.

But maybe...

The storehouse was robbed twice recently.

This silk could be there.

Your house was attacked?

No, no.

If you put all your property in one place, it is dangerous.

You have to keep it in different places.

I have many storehouses.

But they only chose the ones with the most valuable items.

Thinking about it, my neck becomes stiff.

My precious babies.

Is there a way to check...

if this silk is one of the items stolen?

There are too many of them.

It was also dangerous to keep the record of the property.

Now that I said this...

Please do not talk to others about the storehouse.

It is not good if the public knows about this.

I understand.

By the way, did you hear something strange from your father?

Did something happen?

After Her Highness saved His Majesty and Consort Eui...

and got on the wrong side of Grand Queen Dowager, it kept bothering me.

I keep having nightmares where she is dethroned.

Dethroned? Why do you think about such thing?

The rumor says that a secret message was delivered to a family...

whose daughter was eliminated from the selection of a queen.

I am wondering if she is thinking about selecting a new queen.

I eat immoderately these days as I worry too much.

They will not give up a person like Her Highness.

Right?

I should work harder and bring Grand Queen Dowagers more gifts.

How are you feeling?

What?

It is nothing. I can quickly...

No, maybe not that quick.

How did you get into such accident?

I forgot about my age and moved carelessly.

I do not have time to laugh like this.

How do you feel?

I feel like I became a Barbie doll.

That is great!

It means you like it, right?

This musty smell of a book.

It smells like a test-taker.

If you were a man,

you must have entered the palace as you passed the state examination.

You enjoyed studying so much.

Who enjoys studying?

I did my best just to please my father.

I was born in exchange of my mom's life.

I thought I should have worth without realizing it.

That is probably why you studied all night...

until you have a nosebleed on your birthdays.

So Yong.

Happy birthday.

Because my birthday is my mother's memorial day.

I always felt bad.

Where did that come from?

Your Highness.

Your memories are finally back!

What? What are these memories that seem like mine but not really?

KIM CHANG HYUP

- Get out of my way! - No!

Hey!

Kim Chang Hyup, the current Minister of War.

The driving force of the indictment of the military, who levied...

unreasonably high military tax and embezzled it.

Kim Seok Geun. The current Left State Councilor.

In charge of the Finance Department,

the driving force of the indictment of grain exchange,

who pocketed the gifts for the King.

Kim Byung Hak, the current Chief State Councillor.

The driving force of the indictment of land tax system,

who colluded with local governors...

and imposed taxes on empty lands that are not used.

Kim Mun Geun.

The father of the Queen.

That is what I am talking about.

The father of the Queen,

The inspector of Royal Cuisine Office.

Great Loard Drapery,

who deals with everything from rice loan to military tax system.

Kim Jwa Geun.

The current Training Commander.

The one standing at the height of his power,

the foundation of all the corruption.

CONFIDENTIAL

CONFIDENTIAL

Everyone in the palace has a secret.

A secret concealed by lies.

A secret that can't be seen or heard.

A secret that is waiting for the right moment.

To keep the secret hidden deep in their hearts,

CONFIDENTIAL

DONGMONGSEONSEUP

we all wear masks.

JO HWA JIN

But the seal...

is bound to break.

THIS DRAMA IS FICTIONAL AND ALL CHARACTERS, FAMILIES,

DYNASTIES, AND EVENTS ARE UNRELATED TO HISTORICAL EVENTS.

Your Highness, your memories are finally back!

This is so messed up. Go away, woman, go away!

Why do you become weirder every time you regain consciousness?

There is something I have never told anyone about.

- Save me. - This smell of humidity.

So many storehouses in the capital are robbed these days.

- So? - I am wondering...

if you have been making pocket money.

I will have it out with you today.

That is exactly what I wanted.