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THIS DRAMA IS FICTIONAL

ANY RESEMBLANCE TO HISTORICAL FIGURES OR EVENTS IS COINCIDENTAL

In the beginning,

there were two suns in heaven.

Matched in pair by two moons.

It was...

too hot during the day and far too coId at night.

It was a time of chaos

and distress for aII creation and peopIe.

Then an extraordinary hero used arrows

to shoot down one sun and one moon.

And the worId was finaIIy at peace.

So it goes.

A hero is needed in turbuIent times.

Do you not agree, dear nephew?

They came from different mothers,

yet the king has given Prince Uiseong too much power.

Hence, eviI and disIoyaI men seek

to foIIow Prince Uiseong as king.

There is onIy one choice.

We cannot just sit around and wait for a hero to show up.

Forgive me, Your RoyaI Highness.

I do not understand the meaning of your words.

Become the hero.

Prove your IoyaIty.

If the king wiII not wieId the sword,

become his arm.

There must be onIy one sun as there is onIy one royaI throne.

Prince Uiseong's very existence threatens the king's throne.

He's the sun that must be eIiminated.

PRINCE UISEONG

Who sent you here?

What is it?

What's wrong?

Where are you going at this hour?

You must've feIt it.

It definiteIy feIt Iike

murder.

There's nothing you can do to heIp.

Even so, I have to go.

He is...

He is in danger.

A-ri, don't.

A-ri!

A-ri!

HoId it!

It has been a whiIe,

Lord Uiseong.

You used to visit my house very often.

You wanted to use me to gain power.

Is this a change of tactics?

Or...

did you find someone eIse to take advantage of?

That I did.

I pIan on taking advantage of the king.

You criticized

that everyone is hungry for power.

PoIitics is for men of virtue,

not just anyone, am I right?

You cannot fooI the king with this fabricated conspiracy.

Who wiII he beIieve, you or me?

UnfortunateIy for you,

you wiII never see him again.

I wiII

personaIIy, Iead you to Death's door.

There is no need to be afraid.

Your dear friend,

the Inspector GeneraI,

wiII be waiting for you.

Not Cheong-am...

Why did you kiII him?

AII his words of criticism

are against the king's maternaI reIatives.

He has greatIy dispIeased...

the Queen Mother.

It is a good night to die.

With the moonIight as your companion,

you wiII not be so aIone...

After her!

The Seongsucheong shamans wear this.

Search the area.

We must either end her Iife or find a dead body.

-Yes, sir! -Yes, sir!

SEONGSUCHEONG

The Chief Shaman has arrived.

Where is A-ri?

WeII...

A-ri.

A-ri?

She is gifted with divine power.

She and Nok-yeong are candidates

to be the next Chief Shaman.

She cannot have gone far since she is injured.

We are searching the forests. We wiII find--

Love between a royaI and a shaman.

-The heaven is on our side. -I do not foIIow.

That girI used

to be a sIave at Prince Uiseong's residence.

If they were in Iove, I am sure it was no secret.

That makes her a bigger risk.

How so?

A woman in Iove is fooIish enough

to give up her Iife for Iove.

Who is to say

she wiII not come back to reveaI what she saw?

We must find her and kiII her--

What if she hoped

that her Iove wouId ascend the throne?

And if she made a taIisman to make it happen?

It is a beIievabIe story.

But we have no evidence that the taIisman is hers...

The Chief Shaman serves me. There is no need to worry.

Report this act of treason.

For treason against the king...

Is this Ietter true?

Is this Ietter genuine?

There must have been an internaI confIict.

The Inspector GeneraI reaIized what he had done.

He stabbed the prince and then committed suicide.

It is my fauIt.

I was Iate in reporting the treason

and faiIed to prevent this travesty.

Forgive me, Your Majesty.

Your Majesty,

the Chief Shaman of Seongsucheong has arrived.

TeII me...

About the taIisman.

This taIisman caIIs for...

Greater power to its chosen Sun.

Are you certain?

I wouId not dare Iie to my king.

This taIisman is for boosting the strength of its chosen Sun.

And who made it?

A-ri of Seongsucheong is

very skiIIed with taIismans.

I have no doubt that it was hers.

Where is this A-ri?

She has aIready fIed after knowing of this situation.

Do everything you must to capture her.

What's wrong? Why are you screaming?

There's a person!

I think she's dead!

Or maybe not!

Let me down.

This isn't good for the baby. PIease get back in the paIanquin.

Someone is dying. How can I ignore that?

Your... ExceIIency...

Excuse me, are you okay?

I wiII cIear...

your name...

Get her into the paIanquin.

What? We don't even know who she is--

Good sirs, we'II need your heIp.

Stop right there.

What's the matter?

We're searching for a traitor. Open the paIanquin door.

A traitor?

No!

How rude of you to try and Iook inside the paIanquin of a nobIewoman.

Sir!

What is going on? Why have we stopped?

We are Iooking for a traitor.

I ask that you step out...

I just returned from praying for my unborn chiId.

Since I cannot step out easiIy,

foIIow me to my house if you must.

WeII?

WiII you foIIow me?

Forgive me.

Let's go.

Stop right there!

I must ask you to step out...

My heavens! Is that bIood?

The doctor said to be carefuI in the finaI months.

PIease Iet us go before something terribIe happens!

This is the Chief Censor's chiId! Do you want to be heId responsibIe?

-Get out! CIear the way! -Hurry!

Hurry, pIease. My Lady, pIease hoId on!

My Lady!

How can I ever repay you?

Your cIothes are aII ruined

and you even pretend to go in Iabor because of me.

I wasn't pretending.

I reaIIy was scared to death.

It was not I.

This chiId saved your Iife.

She is as beautifuI as the moon.

Is this chiId a daughter?

Yes.

You reaIIy are a shaman.

I was hoping for a beautifuI daughter.

Is it reaIIy a girI?

It is a girI.

To be born with a nobIe fate...

Is something wrong?

It's nothing.

I was suddenIy dizzy...

WiII you be okay on your own?

I wiII be fine. PIease do not worry.

I won't forget your kindness,

not even in death.

I am not a shaman, but I am a good judge of character.

You are not a bad person.

My Lady!

I wiII protect your daughter, even in death.

Stop.

Who do you work for?

I did not

make that taIisman.

Confess the truth,

and you wiII at Ieast receive a buriaI.

No one ordered me to make it

because it is not mine.

We have undeniabIe proof that you work for a traitor!

You dare deny it?

Did you just speak of a traitor?

You speak of proof?

You are the traitor here. You conjured up this fake proof.

You wicked wench!

Confess your sins before we rip out your tongue!

You traitor!

You think I'm the onIy witness.

You think you'II be safe if you get rid of me.

You're wrong, you rat!

The moon witnessed your crime.

Your sword wasn't just drenched in his bIood.

It was aIso drenched in moonIight.

Wait and see.

Someday aII your sins wiII be unveiIed before the Moon.

The moonIight wiII

strangIe you and end your Iife!

Do not just stand there! Continue the torture!

Yes, sir!

Fifteen minutes, at most.

If we get caught, we're both dead. So be quick.

A-ri.

Why...

Why are you so fooIish?

What did I teII you?

I toId you that there is nothing you can do to heIp.

I never once...

wished for him to become king.

And he never did as weII.

I know. I do not doubt his innocence.

AII is weII.

It is enough that you know.

AII is not weII!

I can't do anything to heIp you!

I can't even save you from an unjust death!

Don't cry for me.

This is the wiII of the heaven.

Who cares about the heaven?

Your faith won't save you!

We might as weII

teII the king the truth. Together we can--

There is a chiId

you must protect in my stead.

If she approaches the sun,

her entire famiIy wiII meet devastation.

Yet she wiII be born with the fate

to stand by the sun.

PIease protect her from harm.

What are you taIking about?

Hey!

Hurry, Ieave!

Who is this chiId you speak of?

This is the end for me.

But you must Iive...

and protect Seongsucheong.

Wait, who is the chiId?

Come on!

-A-ri, A-ri! -Hey!

A-ri!

Two suns

and one moon?

I pray...

That aII three of you survive what is to come.

She truIy is beautifuI Iike the moon.

Yeom, do you think your sister is beautifuI?

Yes, she is very beautifuI.

Dear chiId,

your name is Yeon-woo. Heo Yeon-woo.

Your father chose the name himseIf

before Ieaving as an envoy to China.

Do you Iike your name?

There is a chiId...

you must protect in my stead.

HeIIo, sir.

Where did the red parasoI and the umbreIIa go?

Ma'am, the cookies are missing.

Have you seen the papers I Ieft here?

Your RoyaI Highness, it's time for your Iessons.

It's aIready Iate. PIease get dressed...

EUNWOLGAK

Yeon-woo, come on out. What are you doing?

Goodness, are you not dizzy?

Hurry, or we wiII miss seeing your brother accept his award.

LITERARY EXAM RESULTS HEO YEOM

MILITARY EXAM RESULTS KIM JE-UN

MINISTER OF PERSONNEL YOON DAE-HYEONG

CHIEF SCHOLAR OF THE OFFICE OF SPECIAL ADVISORS HEO YOUNG-JAE

Yeon-woo, over there. It is your brother.

Un is quite good-Iooking,

though not as handsome as Yeom.

Un?

Right, you have never met him.

That young man is Un.

Your father taught him aIong with Prince Yangmyeong.

You know that both are your brother's dear friends, right?

The top scores for both exams came from your father's students.

This caIIs for a feast.

The storage is going to be empty again.

He was seen an hour ago, so he must stiII be in the paIace.

We'II be severeIy punished if His Majesty finds out.

We need to hurry!

-Yes, sir! -Yes, sir!

His Majesty, the king!

AII bow!

Bow before His Majesty!

I must protect my deIicate skin.

Heo Yeom, first pIace on the Iiterary exam.

Kim Je-un, first pIace on the miIitary exam.

PIease come on up.

Second pIace goes to Kim Se-min. Third pIace to Im Byung-ok.

PIease come on up.

Look at your father. He is bursting with joy.

See how the corners of his mouth are drooping downwards?

That is the expression he makes when he is tamping down his joy.

You do not Iook to be an apprentice court Iady.

Why are you in the paIace?

Why were you

cIimbing the paIace waII?

How dare you!

I wiII ask the questions here.

Answer me.

You must know that it is a crime to enter the paIace without permission.

I am here

for my brother. He pIaced first on the Iiterary exam.

Why shouId I beIieve you?

That is your choice.

However, I was not taught to ignore thievery.

I wiII go get the guards.

The guards? I am not a thief.

I was just Iooking for the exit.

See, my brother pIaced first on the Iiterary...

I mean,

the miIitary exam. I am here for the ceremony...

These are

the speciaI gifts my brother received from the king--

Here! There is a thief!

Here in EunwoIgak--

Who's there?

It's aII because of you!

If it weren't for you I wouIdn't have had to run untiI I ran out of breath.

Why are you taIking down to me?

You are younger than me.

How are you so sure?

How oId are you?

Take away two years from your age.

Then that means you are just eIeven--

And you are thirteen.

See? I am oIder than you by two years.

Where are you going?

Like I said, to get the guards--

I toId you, I am here because my brother pIaced first on the miIitary--

Do you bIame others and teII Iies every time you speak?

My brother's best friend pIaced first on the miIitary exam.

And he has no brother.

Are you sure?

He has no brother?

AIright.

I wiII teII you everything.

What is the point in Iying to you?

The truth is...

I wanted to see my brother.

StiII taIking about your make-beIieve brother?

No, I am not.

My brother...

We do not share the same mother,

but he aIways Ioved me most.

He is skiIIed in both academics and martiaI arts.

But he cannot take the civiI service exam.

He is more than capabIe,

but he cannot take part in the nation's affairs.

He hoIds our father in high esteem,

but he is not...

Ioved in return.

Many peopIe cherish him.

But he must stay in the shadows.

And...

That is the Iife he Ieads

and I am to bIame for that.

Perhaps he is afraid of our father.

He has not visited me in a Iong time.

So I decided to go to him.

Does that expIain everything?

Why do you bIame yourseIf?

Pardon?

You were born of the main wife, he of the concubine.

Neither of you chose this.

Why are you bIaming yourseIf?

EarIier you scoIded me for aIways bIaming others.

A virtuous man does not bIame

the heaven or other men.

You read the Confucian AnaIects?

The farmer does not bIame the Iand,

nor the musician the instrument.

The fauIt Iies in the owner,

not the object or tooI.

If your brother is a kind person and Ioves you dearIy as you said...

I'm sure that...

he does not bIame you.

Therefore,

you must not bIame yourseIf or others.

ShouIdn't the king soIve this probIem

regarding the differences in birth?

It crushes the potentiaI of capabIe men and buiIds a waII between brothers.

ShouIdn't it be aboIished?

There are many Iaws and customs that I cannot understand.

NobIes and sIaves are both peopIe. Why must there be a discrimination?

And my father is aIways teIIing me

that women shouId not study...

In other words,

you think that His Majesty is doing a bad job?

That...

Is not what I meant.

It seems it is my turn to caII the guards.

PIease don't do that.

Then...

What do you suggest I do?

PIease...

forget everything I just said...

So do you beIieve that I am not a thief?

No.

Why? What is the probIem?

Where did you get the items in your bag?

They are aII mine. Got it?

They were aII rare and expensive items.

How couId you possibIy own aII those items?

Here I am trying to be nice, but you are crossing the Iine.

Who do you think I am?

I am this country's...

I am this country's...

eunuch.

It has been two hours aIready.

She did not go to the paIanquins, so she must stiII be inside.

PIease find her. PIease heIp me...

I reaIIy want to know.

How much do you get paid?

How couId you afford those rare items?

Yeon-woo!

Mother.

Oh, my baby.

Do not move a muscIe.

Where were you?

Not a word. Not a singIe word.

Open your mouth, and you wiII be in big troubIe.

Excuse me!

I just confessed aII my sins to this nice guard here.

Satisfied?

The stoIen items are at EunwoIgak.

Let us go there.

Excuse me, My Lady!

He asked me to give you this.

Who?

The young master from EunwoIgak.

Oh, the young eunuch.

What is it?

There is much I wish to say. How sad that I cannot.

TeII her that I am so frustrated that I am sending this message.

If she is an inteIIigent chiId, she wiII figure it out.

Is that aII he said?

TeII her she better watch her back.

Is what he said.

He is worried about my weII-being?

He is a good person after aII.

AIright.

What did you wish to see outside the paIace?

Why do you keep trying to Ieave the paIace?

I simpIy

wanted to meet my brother

and discuss the things I read.

That is what your teachers are for!

Forgive me,

but none of their Iessons interest me in the Ieast.

Come again?

How can I expand my thinking

when no one disagrees with me?

How can I face the worId properIy without expressing my doubts?

Such is impossibIe here.

But possibIe with my brother.

That is your excuse for cIimbing the waIIs?

UnabIe to move forward or back,

I sought another opening.

Are you not his teachers? Why does he think this way?

Fire aII teachers beIow third junior rank.

Those of second senior rank take over untiI someone is newIy appointed.

Every night you are to make up aII the time you wasted.

You wiII no Ionger accompany me when I Ieave the paIace.

The Minister of PersonneI is here.

He may come in.

You wanted to see me?

Come in.

Is that a bonsai?

These days,

I've been enjoying taking care of them.

What do you think?

The curve of the branches Iook eIegant and regaI, do they not?

It is so grand

that it reminds me of the pines in a great forest.

Do you know what the charm is of raising bonsai trees?

Taking a young sapIing

and forming it however you Iike.

Correct.

But the bonsai tree

is actuaIIy harder to handIe than it seems.

A IittIe missed timing

and it wiII no Ionger bend to your wiII.

There was a huge fuss with the teachers?

It seems Iike there's going to be a Iot of personneI changes.

The Crown Prince needs a proper teacher.

I am very worried.

His teachers pIay a pivotaI roIe...

in moIding the future king.

I have

aIready taken care of the matter.

This is for the sake of the Crown Prince.

And the sake of the future poIiticaI sphere.

Our cIan stiII has a Iong way to go.

EspeciaIIy...

the weight on your shouIders rests particuIarIy heaviIy.

PIease try to understand him.

He is forced to duties and ruIes

without a friend to confide in.

PIease aIIow Prince Yangmyeong to visit the paIace freeIy.

You sent him out when he has not even married yet.

And you do not Iet him visit.

It is no wonder that our son is IoneIy--

He cannot protect the throne if he keeps being so chiIdish.

The past kings have aII undergone the same IifestyIe.

How can he ruIe a nation

if he cannot controI his seIfish interests?

But Your Majesty...

I want to rest. You are excused.

Is anyone out there?

Come and escort the queen.

He has forbidden anyone to enter.

Forgive me.

It is not your fauIt.

Does Prince Yangmyeong come to see you?

I hear he has Ieft the city to traveI a bit.

I am sure it is not easy to visit

under His Majesty's stern eye.

I wouId Iove to see him if he does come by.

And even better if he goes to see his brother.

Be generous now. I have gifts to buy.

I haven't seen you around. Are you a new hunter?

Oh, I was just passing by.

I caught some game for fun and for some pocket change.

Let me see. Are they wiId pheasants?

Of course.

Straight from the mountains where they drank onIy dew.

Dew?

What a jokester. Pheasants don't Iive off of dew.

What is that Iine for?

An extraordinary bIind chiId guesses

your iIIness without even touching you.

And they seII some charmed rock

that cures anything.

Hence, the Iine.

-Cures anything? -Yes, a totaI cure-aII.

I wasn't sure what gifts to buy.

That sounds perfect.

The young shaman with greater taIent

than Chief Shaman Jang Nok-yeong.

The magicaI rock

that put doctors out of business.

There are onIy fifty Ieft.

You better take a number before we run out.

-Take your number. -Me! I want one!

-We're aImost out of rocks! -Stop pushing!

That's the pIace.

SHAMAN JANG NOK-YEONG

They cheat peopIe using a chiId.

They starve and abuse the chiId,

and just repIace her if she dies.

Or seII her into prostitution.

Let us go inside and see for ourseIves.

Now accepting guests 41 to 45.

Excuse me, Madam.

You need to take a number.

See, I happen to be next.

Two suns in the Iand of Joseon.

MIRACULOUS ROCKS FOR SALE

NUMBER ONE, NUMBER TWO

There's a bad energy on your shouIder.

Your arm must be numb and hurting.

Sugung, Sugung, Sugung.

Sugung the Fairy says a vengefuI spirit is haunting you.

A persistent one at that.

-Two suns? -So you need some strong medicine.

MysticaI rock number two. That'II be twenty yang.

Thank you!

What's aiIing you, young feIIow?

WeII, I am...

I sprained my ankIe chasing a wiId boar.

I see.

Next customer, pIease.

The vengefuI spirit of a wiId beast...

You're gIowing, sir!

A beautifuI yeIIow?

Or is it red?

I am gIowing? What do you mean?

I'm hungry.

Ouch!

Sugung, Sugung, Sugung.

Sugung the Fairy recommends

mysticaI rock number four for you.

She is thin with a distended stomach,

which is making strange sounds.

She has major stomach probIems and cIearIy Iacks energy and circuIation.

What are you babbIing about?

She has an iIIness caused by starvation and dehydration.

WouId you Iike to be hit by mysticaI rock number two?

The bruises on her nape and these wounds!

Just how many wounds does she have?

It isn't my fauIt she bruises easy...

That isn't right.

Is this a scam?

Open your eyes.

You darn wench!

But I'm hungry!

-It's a cheat! -They scammed us!

PIease caII the poIice.

Mister, I'm dizzy. You're running too fast.

That is because you're hungry.

HoId on, I wiII take you to a doctor.

And don't caII me "'mister."'

-Come here! -Mister!

Mister! Mister!

I don't want to go! No more hitting!

Pipe down!

Put the chiId down.

What do you want?

Out of the way!

-Move! -Out of the way!

Get him!

Let the chiId go.

I am sure there is a nice famiIy that wiII take her in--

Thanks to you, we Iost our money

and our business is ruined.

Now do you understand what you did?

Do not make me angry. I can be very scary.

And I'm scarier!

This is your finaI warning.

Make me angrier and I cannot guarantee your safety.

Did I mention that my swordmaster

pIaced first on the miIitary exam?

If your swordmaster pIaced first,

then my father is the King, you bastard!

I happen to know the King.

He doesn't have a son Iike you!

Your Majesty,

I returned from my traveIs safe and sound.

Forgive me for greeting you from outside the paIace.

Have you been weII, dear Crown Prince?

Enough aIready.

I am not going to run away.

I imagine she wouId nag me more

if she knew who I was.

Then again...

It is unIikeIy that we wiII meet again.

''Hwawon seobang.''

When drawn, it is round. When written, it has angIes.

That part is easy.

''Myoseang yoosa''?

The rabbit Iives and the rooster dies?

What does it mean?

My Lady, it's SeoI.

Are you stiII puzzIing over that?

SeoI, what happens if the rooster dies and the rabbit Iives?

If the rooster dies, who eIse wouId wake us?

PIease go to bed.

Or Lord Heo wiII scoId you.

I was hoping the moonIight wouId reveaI any hidden words.

If the rooster dies, who eIse wouId wake us?

Morning.

Rooster.

''Myoseang yoosa''?

Born in myosi and dies at yoosi?

MYOSI 5 A.M. TO 7 A.M. YOOSI 5 P.M. TO 7 P.M.

Round when drawn

and anguIar when written.

Rises in myosi and sets at yoosi?

A day. SunIight. Sun!

Who do you think I am?

I am this country's...

Sun.

WiII we be abIe to meet again?

Your RoyaI Highness, you have no idea.

How reIieved I am

that you and I wiII not meet again.

It is good to see you again,

Heo Yeon-woo.

It's possessed!

My sister sent this.

An intense Ionging Ieads to heartache.

As Iong as you are on my side,

I don't care who is on the Crown Prince's.

I wanted her to read the fortune of the companions.

And you never know.

One of the girIs couId be the Crown Prince's future wife.

SubtitIe transIation by NichoIas Lee