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"Im Go Nam Sun"...?

That means...?

"Sun" is a character used for government rank.

That means "Nam Sun" is the South Faction.

- And "Im Go" is... - Yes, you said yourself that...

The culprit may be a fellow member of the South Faction!

That means "Im Go" is...

That's...!

It can't be...!

Yes, "Im Go" is the code name for the ex-Councilor, Lord Oh Tae-Suk!

That's the answer, Chief Suh.

This is what General-Inspector Jang Ik-Hun...

...was trying to convey.

He may have been pointing the finger at Lord Oh Tae-Suk.

Chief...!

Episode 42

Yes, it's almost time for Yoon to return.

Yes, Your Excellency.

Everyone sent to exile will soon be back in the capital.

If all my men return to the capital,

I will have another opportunity to rise up again.

This must be why I was able to withstand the humiliations of the past.

It's a new beginning.

So that's what happened.

All those years ago,

Lord Oh Tae-Suk got rid of the leaders of the South Faction...

...so that he could take over that position.

Then he framed everything on the Sword Fraternity.

And he used me to do it.

But if the Councilor was really behind it,

He would not have able to accomplish it himself.

Others will have been involved too.

You mean...?

- Consort Hui... - What?

Please forgive me, but I need to go check something.

Your Highness!

The palace maid I saw that night...

Yes, it may have been Consort Hui.

She may have known about this all along.

Your Highness, what is the matter?

- The Sword Fraternity? - Yes, Your Highness.

Consort Chun is definitely connected with the Sword Fraternity.

But she is a royal consort. How could she...?

Before she became a royal consort, she was a lowborn, Your Highness!

Do you understand now, Your Highness?

There is a possibility that she is connected with them.

Use all of our resources to watch Consort Chun.

Make sure I know what she is doing and who she is meeting.

- Yes, Your Highness. - Where were you, Your Highness?

Why did she have to come to Consort Hui's palace at this late hour?

I know! I'm so scared!

It's like being in the middle of a typhoon!

- They're looking at us. - Still?

Their eyes are going to fall out of their head!

You left the Palace at this late hour in secret.

You must have had an urgent matter to attend to.

I received news that my mother was ill and went to visit her.

But must I explain myself to you?

So what is it?

I doubt you came here at this late hour to exchange pleasantries.

Do you remember something?

Many years ago,

When I first met you, I asked to see your keychain.

- Keychain? - That's right.

Pardon me, My Lady! But may I see your keychain...?

Take a look.

That night, you told me you had that keychain ever since you were a child.

But is that the only keychain in your possession?

- Do you have any others? - What are you talking about?

Why are we talking about keychains? And now you want to see another one?

What are you...?

This... I'm asking if you have a keychain like this.

This is my keychain...!

How do you know this?

Is that really your keychain?

Why do you ask? Why are you asking me this question?

Did you hear me?

Why are you acting in this strange manner?

Why do you ask? Why are you asking me this question?

Was it you?

Were you and Lord Oh Tae-Suk responsible for...

...the deaths of my father and the Sword Fraternity?

Did you know about everything?

- Your Highness... - What could it be?

Why would she want to confirm that this keychain is mine?

What does she know?

How is Her Highness?

- Your Highness! - Chun Soo...

It was Lord Oh Tae-Suk and Consort Hui.

They were the ones behind the deaths of father and the Sword Fraternity.

But because I didn't know that, I used my efforts to help her.

I trusted her and tried to help her.

Your Highness...

I will never forgive her, Chun Soo.

They sacrificed my father and brother's blood...

...to reach their positions.

I will never forgive them.

I forgot how sweet the capital smelled! Am I dreaming?

I feel so alive! Now I feel alive!

Mother, you have a grand feast for us, right?

I'm starving from our journey!

Grand feast, my eye!

- What? - Don't just stand there. Go in!

Go in where? There?

- Why would we do that? - Why? Because it's our house!

My dear, do you really mean this is our house?

We gave up our entire fortune.

Would we have been able to keep our house?

Why do I have such bad luck? Woe is me!

Father, does this mean we'll only have grass to eat here too?

- Father! - No.. no.. no! No more grass!

I'm going to turn into a cow at this rate!

- Grass is growing on my belly! - Father!

My Lord! You're back! Madam... Madam, come outside!

Madam! His Lordship is...!

- Hee-Jae! Oh, my Hee-Jae! - Mother!

My boy! You're back! You're finally back!

- Yes, Mother, I'm back. - Let's have a look at you!

- Brother! - Your Highness!

Your Highness...

- Brother... - Your Highness, have you been well?

Brother, how you must have suffered!

How can my suffering compare to what you must have gone through?

Please forgive me for making you go through this alone.

No, Brother.

Now that you're back, I'm going to reclaim what is mine.

Yes, Your Highness. Of course you should.

That is why I have returned.

You think Consort Chun is up to something?

Yes, that's right.

She's hiding something involving the Sword Fraternity,

And she's looking for something that concerns us.

Your Highness, you mean...?

Both opportunity and danger looms before us right now.

But whatever it is, it will be a fight to the finish.

I understand what you're saying, Your Highness.

Where is that fellow anyway?

Sir... Is everyone here?

You should have arrived sooner. They're waiting!

Yes.

Why did you have to be so late?

Even if the hand signals indicate Lord Oh Tae-Suk,

That won't be enough to incriminate him.

We need more concrete evidence.

Yes, he's right.

We can request a formal investigation...

...based on your testimony and historical records.

But we must not give them any leeway.

But it's been over a decade since the incident.

Will there be any evidence left?

If not, then we'll have to create it.

Your Highness, you mean...?

We'll have to make Lord Oh Tae-Suk make the evidence himself.

What do you mean Yoon can't come back from exile?

That's not all.

The Minister of Personnel and the Third Minister of Justice haven't been released either.

They intend to omit my key supporters!

Governor Jang and Consort Hui intend to cut off my arms and legs!

- Let's go to the prefecture office. - Yes, Your Excellency.

- Let's go! - Yes, sir!

Wait..!

What is that?

It's a declaration. It was pasted on the wall.

A declaration?

Your Excellency!

Please don't give it too much thought, Excellency.

It must be the Sword Fraternity who did this.

This is...!

How could this...!

This declaration was posted on the wall of my house!

It says...

They will reveal the truth about the wrongful deaths of the Sword Fraternity.

It says that they know that I was behind it!

Were you behind this too?

- What? - You want to get rid of me too?

Your Excellency!

Do you really think this will ruin me? If I fall, Consort Hui falls with me!

- Do you think I'll let you do this to me? - Come to your senses, Councilor!

As you mentioned, if the truth is revealed,

...no one will be safe.

So why would I do such a thing?

But you and Consort Hui are the only ones who know the truth!

That means someone else has found out.

Someone knows the truth!

Your Excellency!

Bring Lord Nam from the Tribunal to me.

- What? - Hurry!

Yes, Your Excellency!

- What happened? - Lord Oh Tae-Suk did what we expected.

We have someone following his man, so we'll know something shortly.

But there's something strange, My Lord.

Something strange?

The first person the Councilor sought out was Governor Jang.

- Jang Mu-Yeol? - Yes.

Why would he go to him first?

That's probably because...

The declaration was supposedly written by the Sword Fraternity.

He's the lead investigator of the Sword Fraternity.

Does this mean the Sword Fraternity knows the truth about what happened?

But how?

And how is Consort Chun connected with them?

Officer Min!

You asked for me?

Go to the Police Bureau...

...and bring back all the records related to the Sword Fraternity.

Yes, My Lord!

So this is the report on the nobles who were murdered?

Yes, Your Majesty.

As you instructed, we had them secretly investigated.

They were excessively abusive to their servants and the common people.

But Your Majesty, will you keep one thing in mind?

The reason why the lowborn felt like they had to take up the sword.

Maybe they think that if they don't,

They won't be able to keep their families and themselves safe.

Your Highness.

We are watching Lord Oh Tae-Suk as you instructed.

The only thing left is...

...to wait for the moment when he steps into the trap.

Chief Suh, I will let you take care of everything.

But the reason I asked to see you...

...was because I wanted to tell you something.

When the truth is revealed,

I will have to tell His Majesty everything that I've hidden from him.

- Your Highness, that's... - I have to do this.

Everything started with the hand signals that I saw.

The truth cannot be revealed without revealing the rest.

I have prepared myself for this for a long time.

But I'm just worried that His Majesty...

Your Highness, what happened all those years ago was a conspiracy.

You must have faith in him.

When the truth is revealed, he won't blame you...

No...

How can I expect His Majesty to forgive me?

I will accept all responsibility.

But if I could wish for one thing...

It is to avoid one thing.

It's about the Prince.

I cannot allow him to suffer because of his mother.

Your Highness...

That is why I have to make a difficult request of you.

Your Highness...

Please take care of the Prince.

What do you mean by that, Your Highness?

No matter what happens in the future, you must remain safe.

You must remain in the Palace so that you can protect the Prince.

And no matter what happens to me, you must distance yourself.

All you did was to investigate this case according to my orders.

You didn't know that I was the Chief's daughter.

Your Highness, I can't do that.

Didn't I tell you that I would take this through...

That's why!

That's why I said it would be a difficult request.

I know how much you would suffer because of this.

- Your Highness! - Please do as I ask.

If something happens to me,

The only person who can protect the Prince here in the Palace...

...is you.

So please, for the sake of my child...

...please do as I ask.

You found out who the culprits are?

That's right.

Gaeduara, we can take care of everything now.

So sheath your sword. No more murders!

Do you really think the nobles will pay for their crimes?

- Gaeduara! - Take the evidence and incriminate them.

But nothing will change.

They'll escape the consequences.

Just as they've always done.

This nation belongs to the nobles, Brother.

Their punishment for framing the lowborn Sword Fraternity will be merely exile.

Their lives will be kept intact until they are restored to their original place.

But we can't kill them with our own hands, Gaeduara!

Once we reveal their crimes and the truth,

His Majesty will deal with them justly!

What difference can the King make? Isn't the King a noble too?

No, that's not true.

You must have faith in His Majesty, Gaeduara!

Once he knows the truth,

He will put things right no matter what the sacrifice.

- Brother! - Gaeduara!

What? The Governor?

- Yes, Your Highness. - Send him in.

- Your Highness. - What are you doing here?

This was urgent.

I didn't have time to concern myself with people watching.

What is it? Did you find something?

Tell the Chief Inspector of the Office of the Inspector-General...

...to eliminate everything related to the case.

Yes, Your Excellency.

Did you do as I instructed?

Ex-Tribunal Chief Hong Tae-Yoon was the one who gave the orders.

I've instructed the men to carry out the plan.

The incident of the Sword Fraternity in 1681?

Yes, Your Highness.

During my investigation of that case, I discovered something strange.

It was recorded that the Chief of the Sword Fraternity had a young daughter.

A young daughter?

Yes, it was recorded that she was killed, but there's something strange.

Her body was never officially examined,

...but was declared dead based on Suh Yong-Gi's testimony alone.

This is a portrait of her. Her name was Choi Dong Yi.

This is only a theory, but...

If Consort Chun is this girl...

- I've seen this child before. - What?

That night, I...

Where did she go?

Are you looking for me?

- Why were you looking for me? - You dropped this.

Thank you. This is a cherished item for me.

My Lady!

- Please wait a moment. - Yes, My Lady.

You should leave. The guards will recognize you.

The keychain...!

- Your Highness? - Yes, that is why!

That's why she asked me about the keychain!

Your Highness...!

This girl is Consort Chun! Don't you see?

The daughter of the Sword Fraternity's Chief who disappeared...

That's Consort Chun!

- Your Highness, that means... - She knows everything.

She knows the truth about what happened in 1681.

What's going on here? There's nothing here!

Something's strange. The records are supposed to be kept here!

Are you looking for this?

Why do you look so startled?

Because you got caught red-handed?

What's going on?

- Arrest these men immediately! - Yes, sir!

Hong Tae Yoon's place of exile

He's not here!

Are you looking for Hong Tae Yoon?

Lady Bong, are you there?

Yes, Your Highness. I'm here.

What brings you here, Consort Chun?

Consort Chun...

I am here because I need to tell you and the Minister something.

- I will go to the Grand Palace now. - Yes, Your Highness.

What did she mean when she said there will soon be chaos in the Palace?

Did Lady Bong say anything to you?

No, Consort Chun isn't speaking of this to her attendants either.

How frustrating!

All she said was that she was going to tell His Majesty first.

This must be connected to her request to leave the Palace.

Speak to Chief Suh. I'm certain he will know something.

Yes, Your Majesty.

Your Highness, His Majesty isn't in the Palace right now.

He's not here?

Yes, he left for a secret inspection a while ago.

Your Majesty...!

Are these the only cases involving lowborn in the past three months?

Yes, that's right, Your Majesty.

Every single one of these cases...

...involves a noble accusing a lowborn of breaking the Confucian moral code.

Why aren't there any reports made by lowborn?

- Well... I... - What is it?

I doubt the nobles have stopped their exploitation of the lowborn.

So does that mean that...

The Police Bureau do not even accept reports made by the lowborn?

Your Majesty...!

- Officer! - Yes! Yes, Your Majesty!

What did you say? Lord Oh Tae-Suk has been found out?

They've found out the truth about the past.

I think the declarations was a plot to make Lord Oh do something hasty.

That means they have evidence.

We need to take care of this situation.

Her Highness has commented that...

...this situation can be our greatest opportunity, My Lord.

What?

My Lord...!

You want me to leave the capital for a while?

Yes, Your Excellency. They have a hold of your tail.

You need to lie low for a while. We'll take care of everything here.

But...

You're merely going to the countryside for your health.

No doubt there will be talk about your departure.

But you must endure it for the time being.

In the meantime, we will take care of Consort Chun and the rest.

If you fall, Consort Hui falls too.

Please allow us to help you!

What do you mean? You think Oh Tae Suk is up to something?

Our comrades have reported that...

They suspect he is going to make a run for it.

- Dispatch the men! - What?

Oh Tae-Suk is a key figure in all of this.

We must make sure he doesn't disappear.

He can't have gotten far. We mustn't lose him!

Yes, Chief!

Why are you doing this?

What... what is the meaning of this?

Farewell, old man.

- What have you done? - Strike!

- Chief! - Chief!

Attack!

What did you say, Chun Soo?

The Sword Fraternity killed Lord Oh Tae-Suk?

The bodies of Lord Oh...

...and some members of the Sword Fraternity have been discovered!

Are you saying Gaeduara was behind this?

Then where is he, Chun Soo? Where is their hideout?

- Your Highness...! - Chun Soo!

- You must hurry. - Yes, My Lord!

My Lord!

The Sword Fraternity's hideout is being raided.

What?

The prefecture office has discovered their hideout.

Our efforts to follow Lord Oh Tae-Suk has become useless.

We lost our most important piece of evidence!

The Sword Fraternity did a foolish thing.

They should have trusted us and waited.

No, that's impossible.

Gaeduara wouldn't have done something so reckless!

Like I told you, Gaeduara is a childhood friend of Her Highness.

He wouldn't have done this because of her.

This could very well be a trap!

- A trap? - Yes, from the Prefecture Office!

What?

What kind of man is Governor Jang Mu-Yeol?

Are you sure he can be trusted?

Chief! Did you hear the news?

A member of the Sword Fraternity escaped the site...

...where Lord Oh Tae-Suk was killed!

What?

They say he's the Chief.

The Prefecture Office is desperately searching for him!

Try and stand up!

- Gaeduara! - This man was next to our gate!

Please send a message to Dong Yi.

It was a trap...

- They killed Oh Tae-Suk... - Gaeduara!

- Gaeduara! - Hey young man, wake up!

What? You want me to give this letter to Her Highness?

Yes, sir. It's a life or death situation. Hurry!

What's going on? Tell me what's going on!

I'm not sure either, but all I know is that it's big!

Hurry!

Gaeduara...!

Your Highness,

What's written in that letter that's making you act like this?

Lady Bong, go to the Royal Guard and bring Chief Suh here.

No, anyone will do.

Bring Officer Cha or Inspector Shim to hurry!

Yes, Your Highness!

They've closed the four main gates to the capital...

...and dispatched all the soldiers in the Prefecture.

If he is caught, Gaeduara will be framed yet again!

Then Consort Chun will be in great danger.

We need to find him first no matter what it takes.

- What? No one is in the Palace? - Yes, Your Highness!

They left due to an emergency in the capital.

The entire city is in chaos...

...because of this escaped Sword Fraternity Chief, Your Highness!

How is he?

He's lost too much blood.

If the physician doesn't arrive, he can die.

Madam!

Did you get the physician?

The guards are watching all the physicians!

I couldn't go near any of them!

Even so, you couldn't find a single physician to bring here?

I did find one, but on the way here...

He got caught by a roadside inspection.

- I escaped by the skin of my teeth! - What?

If I hadn't thought on my feet,

...who knows what would have happened to me.

No need to worry about me, Madam.

I have no injuries.

You will search this house. The rest of you, come with me!

- Go! - Yes, sir!

- This way! - Yes, sir!

- Make sure you check everywhere. - Yes, My Lord.

March out!

Let's go.

Sir!

What is it?

A suspicious man has been spotted nearby.

- A suspicious man! - Yes, sir!

My Lord!

- So you found him? - Yes, sir!

- Good. - What should we do, My Lord?

Why did you give orders not to arrest him right away?

You'll find out soon enough.

- My Lord! - What is it?

His Majesty is here.

His Majesty?

Your Majesty! What brings you here?

What is going on? Lord Oh Tae-Suk has been murdered?

Your Majesty...

I heard the news during my secret inspection.

How did this happen?

Please forgive me, but I have something to tell you.

Tell me what?

Governor!

No news from the Royal Guard yet?

Not yet, Your Highness.

Too much time has been lost already. I can't keep waiting.

If I don't do something, Gaeduara may die!

What will you do now, Consort Chun? What will you do now?

What would I do if I were you?

Where have you two been?

- My Lady... - My Lady...

What? You told Governor Jang about Consort Chun's actions?

Yes, My Lady. It was an order by Consort Hui.

Why did you do this without telling me first?

She said... you weren't trustworthy.

She said we shouldn't go through you anymore.

But My Lady, we feel this is wrong. We did it because we had no choice.

But we feel so guilty it's driving us crazy!

So Governor Jang has been getting reports on everything Consort Chun has been doing?

- Yes, Madam Chief. - My Lady!

Please forgive me for not telling you this earlier.

I couldn't disobey a direct order from Consort Hui...

...nor betray Consort Chun's benevolence.

I thought it would be enough...

...to simply not report anything that Consort Chun was doing.

So what is this report that the girls gave to them?

There was nothing out of the ordinary,

But one hour ago, there was some movement.

Lady Bong!

Lady Jung, what brings you here at this hour?

Where is Her Highness right now?

She said she wanted some fresh air in the garden.

Where is she? She's not here!

She was just here a moment ago!

My Lord.

I heard Her Highness was looking for me.

- Where is she? - We were just looking for her too.

But she is nowhere to be found.

What?

- Your Highness! - Your Highness!

Where is Gaeduara? Where is he right now?

Gaeduara! Gaeduara!

He's been unconscious since he arrived.

At this rate, we might lose him!

What about a physician?

There were too many soldiers watching them, Your Highness.

Gaeduara, no! You mustn't die!

I'll save you! Can you hear me? Wake up!

Please, Gaeduara!

This is my royal seal.

If you take this to the port,

You'll be able to get onboard one of the royal ships.

Your Highness!

Use the ship to get Gaeduara out of the capital.

- Your Highness...! - You have no time to waste! Hurry!

Gaeduara!

You'll be able to get out of here soon. So use all the strength you have, all right?

- Dong Yi... - What is it?

- I'm sorry... this is all my fault... - Don't say such things!

You managed to escape them! Use all your energy.

Your Highness, now is the time! Hurry!

Let's go!

Just a little more, Gaeduara!

Madam!

The soldiers are here!

Soldiers from the Prefecture Office are here!

Your Highness!

- Dong Yi! - Your Highness, you need to leave now!

- Dong Yi, hurry! - Your Highness!

- Dong Yi! - Hurry, Your Highness!

No, I won't leave!

Gaeduara! Gaeduara, wake up!

Just a little bit more, Gaeduara!

Dong Yi!

Your Majesty...!

What is going on?

How can you...?

Why are you here...?

Your Majesty...!

That man is the Chief of the Sword Fraternity!

- Arrest him! - Yes, sir!

- Your Highness! - Your Highness!

- Dong Yi! - Gaeduara!

Dong Yi!

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