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Master Gyeon!

Wake up, Master Gyeon!

Master Gyeon!

Wake up, Master Gyeon!

Master Gyeon!

"Open your heart.

Understand correctly and practice."

I think the conversation becomes meaningful

only when we understand

the intention of the writer and practice what we learn.

You are the treasure of Joseon, indeed.

Thank you for your boundless generosity.

You must be very proud

of your clever son.

I am very grateful, Your Majesty.

What? Adultery?

Yes. The Queen had an affair with Prince Chuseong.

Even the father of the baby she is carrying is Prince Chuseong's.

Unbelievable.

The King does not know about it?

They would certainly hide it from him.

Or they will be beheaded.

Those are groundless rumors...

Groundless rumors

stop at the mouth of wise men.

They are so pathetic.

You are back, Master Gyeon.

I came to buy brushes.

You must be studying really hard.

Your brush does not last even a month.

I must study hard as a noble man.

What is this baby's name?

We have not named him yet.

Would you give him a name?

Are you asking me?

You are the treasure of Joseon.

GA-ON

Ga-on.

Be a beautiful and warm-hearted person.

Ga-on.

Yun Ga-on.

Yun, are you in?

I cannot help loving you, Prince.

I am willing to give up being the Mother of the country.

Mother of the country? Prince?

Please...

let...

Let people know of this.

Run!

Wait. The brush store is...

I know it is on fire. Can't you see that we are on our way there?

Darn it.

Even the father of the baby she is carrying is Prince Chuseong.

Unbelievable. The King does not know about it?

They murdered someone to cover up their adultery

and set fire to the store to get rid of the evidence.

I should let people know this.

I should make it public

so that they cannot hurt people anymore.

The blind mother ruins everything.

A foolish mother ruins

the King, the people, and the government.

The mother of nation

is ill-behaved and shameless.

Who should the poor people look up to?

The truth must be disclosed to the world,

and the sinners must be punished.

How obnoxious!

The Queen committed adultery and abetted murder?

The country is in shambles.

There is more.

She even plotted treason with Prince Chuseong.

People will gather at Royal Court to demand the Queen's deposition.

We also should file a petition.

"The blind mother

ruins everything"?

It's not here.

What happened?

Who tampered with my writing?

Please...

let people know of this.

WRITE A LOVE LETTER AS IF THE QUEEN SENT IT TO PRINCE CHUSEONG

Things have gone wrong.

The Queen is innocent. I have to stop it.

I said head back.

I have to meet my father.

I cannot let anyone in now.

The Queen is dethroned today.

Your Highness.

-Your Highness. -Your Highness?

Where are you, Your Highness?

Please wait for me, Your Highness.

Do not call me that way. I am not the Princess.

Do not follow me.

You are on your way to meet the Queen, right?

Who are you?

Why do you...

I need to meet the Queen too.

I will go and check for you.

Fortunately, it seems like she has managed to escape.

-Mother. -Your Highness.

Mother.

-Your Highness. -Mother.

-Your Highness. -Mother.

-Your Highness. -Mother.

-Mother. -Your Highness.

Mother.

Are you okay, Your Highness?

You should go back to the palace.

No. I will not go back until I find my mother.

You can go back if you want.

Then

-ride on my back. -No thanks.

You cannot walk anymore.

Please wait here. I will go find someone to help.

Do not. They will take me to the palace again.

You are about to fall sick.

I will go see if there is a place to stay nearby.

I will be right back.

Master Gyeon.

Are you okay?

Master Gyeon.

Byeol, will Master Gyeon be okay?

Of course.

Why am I so anxious and nervous?

Gyeon U!

Gyeon U! Where is he?

-Where is he? -Please calm down.

Where is my Gyeon U?

My dear Gyeon U...

I think the Princess is also inside.

What?

What happened?

Does it hurt?

Master Gyeon.

Gyeon U.

-Gyeon U. -You are here, Gyeon U.

Are you okay?

Why are you here, Your Highness?

It is too late. Please head back to the palace.

What did the physician say?

I heard that Wol-myeong is captured.

Wol-myeong is captured?

Your Highness.

Mother, who is Wol-myeong?

It is nothing.

Prince, keep reading the book.

It has been a long time.

What is your name?

I guess you decided to keep your mouth shut.

There is no need to hurry.

We have plenty of time.

Remove him.

Wol-myeong knows too much about us.

Before they tighten the security--

Be cautious.

It might

put yourself in danger too.

Then what is your plan?

If necessary,

we will use someone else's sword.

"Someone else's sword"?

I thought

I would be able to meet Mother this time.

I will clear her name.

And

those who framed my mother

will pay the price for what they have done.

It was all my fault.

How rude.

The Princess is here. Why do they not open the gate?

I cannot stand it.

Hey! Open the door!

-Hello! -Yeong-sin.

Hey! Open it! Hey--

Who is making a ruckus?

What brings you here, Your Highness?

I came to look in on Master Gyeon.

You just met him yesterday.

I got medicine from the Royal Infirmary.

Your Highness.

Yes, Mother.

Please do not get close to Gyeon U anymore.

I am begging you.

Close the door.

Lady Hyemyeong.

Are you on your way to Gyeon U?

Pardon?

You already got the medicine.

You really care about him.

We are also on our way to visit him. Please join us.

The Princess did?

We asked her to join us, but she refused and asked us

to bring this to you.

Did you have a fight?

The Princess looked sad too.

Love cannot always be happy.

It contains both sorrow and joy.

How amazing.

You sound like a love expert.

Maeng Gwang-su,

that is not what matters here.

What matters the most is to love someone sincerely.

What do you think, Gyeon U?

Please do not get close to Gyeon U anymore.

Hello!

Hello.

Are you still on bad terms with your lover?

No.

Then why are you so depressed?

Are you sick?

No.

Then

is your lover sick?

Is it really bad?

I do not know well.

Do you remember why you went there?

What should we do?

He does not remember anything that happened this year.

I want you to stay

in your grandfather's house in Jeonju until you get better.

Are you in, Gyeon U?

I asked the King to approve our resignation requests.

Let us go to Jeonju together.

Please.

Father.

Have you heard of "The blind mother ruins everything"?

Do you know

that it was me who wrote it then?

-Gyeon U... -Is that why...

you told me not to get along with the Princess?

Did your memory return?

Among the posters around the market,

that is the only hand-written one.

THE BLIND MOTHER RUINS EVERYTHING

Do you recognize it?

How could I

not recognize your handwriting as your father?

I wanted to know

what really happened more than anyone.

But,

you lost your memory,

so I had no choice but to put the past behind.

I could not

ruin my own son's life.

Still, you cannot be with the Princess.

That can never be allowed.

"The blind mother ruins everything"?

What brings you all the way here?

Wol-myeong has been arrested.

Is that true?

You seem very calm.

Then how should I be?

There is nothing I can do about it.

You told me

to just stay quiet and wait.

I need your help.

My help?

Da-yeon.

I heard that Master Gyeon is not well.

-I brought red ginseng. -Gosh.

How kind of you.

I heard that you did not feel well recently.

The Princess made you upset, right?

Mother, I said it is a secret.

It is all right. It is just between us.

Are you okay now?

Of course, Mother.

Please come in.

Where is he?

Isn't this what the Princess brought earlier today?

The Princess came to visit him,

but Mother turned her away.

Do not let it bother you.

The Princess and Gyeon U will never be together.

What makes you so sure?

This is

strictly between you and me.

Lieutenant Gang.

Are you okay?

Did Councilor Jeong send you here?

I came to see if you are all right.

Please go back.

This is not a place for you to be.

I will let you out by all means.

It is me...

who put you in this situation.

-If it were not for me-- -This is...

what I chose.

I am sorry.

I mean it.

I made it myself, thinking about the time we had together.

You like bean porridge, right?

Eat it before it goes cold.

You must die...

for me to live.

I will repay...

what I owe you when I go to hell.

Hyemyeong.

Prince.

I have a favor to ask.

A favor?

I heard that Master Gyeon is really ill.

I wrote a letter to cheer him up.

Please give it to Master Gyeon

on your way to the Bureau of Medical Services tomorrow.

Where have you been? You are not well.

Did you drink?

Yes, I drank a little.

Gyeon U.

I am fine.

I am all right.

Master Gyeon.

Do you feel better?

Yes, Your Highness.

Please spare me your time.

It is chrysanthemum tea. It helps relax your mind and body.

I think you need that more than I do.

I am really okay.

Please drink the tea before it gets cold.

These are dried chrysanthemum.

Please make tea with them when you need peace of mind.

I brought something for you too.

The Prince is really worried about you.

Master, I hope you feel better soon.

Hyemyeong cannot stop sighing all day long.

I thought about it,

and it must be because of you.

Please come back.

I also miss you a lot too.

What did he write?

It is a secret between us guys.

Come on.

Come to think of it, we ran into each other here before.

It is you.

You returned here on your own.

I was wondering where you were.

Why? Are you trying to be a pervert again?

A pervert?

He must be a pervert.

-What? He looks so normal. -That is gross.

Don't start with me when you're the one who's done wrong!

I saved you when you were completely drunk.

Stop lying. When I was drunk and unconscious,

you tried to rape me at a motel.

-What? -Rape her?

-But he is so handsome. -What an awful man.

You looked so funny.

Did I?

You looked very bewildered.

As both of you are good looking, the picture will be amazing.

-Please make us two. -Okay.

We just need one.

Why? Each of us will take one home.

We need only one.

All right. Please look at me.

You look much more handsome in the painting.

I look less pretty though.

You are right. You look much more beautiful.

I was just joking around. I didn't expect you to be all so romantic.

I feel embarrassed.

You asked him to draw just one. Why are you taking it with you?

Are you not hungry?

Do not change the subject. Give it to me.

But I paid for this.

This is why I asked him to paint two.

Did you decide to listen to me?

I have something to tell you.

It is about Master Gyeon.

Again?

You will like it

this time.

"The blind mother ruins everything"?

"The blind mother ruins everything."

What is going on?

Stop the palanquin.

Get out. Get out of the way.

THE BLIND MOTHER RUINS EVERYTHING

Make copies of it and post up all around the capital.

Yes, my lord.

So it was Master Gyeon who wrote it?

Gosh.

Do you think I only eat fermented skate and spicy chicken feet?

But you like them.

Please help yourself.

Okay.

No way. You did not fully recover yet.

What are you doing?

This is for you, Your Highness.

This is for the one sitting in front of you.

And this is to make a toast.

Please do not drink more than three shots from today.

As the one to make a toast is not well

and worries about me too much,

I will drink just one shot

for the one sitting in front of me.

I can stay with you a little longer.

Your Highness.

Yes?

It is nothing.

That is not funny.

Let us eat sliced raw octopus tomorrow.

I will dip the alive octopus into sesame oil and put in my mouth.

It's going to be awesome.

But

without drinks.

Have you heard of "The blind mother ruins everything"?

Is that why you told me not to get along with the Princess?

Father, you have a visitor.

What brings you all the way here?

I just came to drink and chat with you.

What is it you want to say?

I have an interesting story from the past.

Someone put up a poster

that said, "The blind mother ruins everything".

It stated all the shameful deeds of the Queen,

and scholars and people raised their voices

and demanded to dethrone her.

So the shameless Queen was deposed very easily.

Do you

remember that?

Right.

You must remember it.

Since it was your son who wrote it.

What do you want from me?

I suggest you become my in-law.

Let my daughter marry Master Gyeon.

We need to build a pillar

on each end to support a bridge.

Just one pillar

cannot support the bridge.

Chief Scholar Gyeon turned down the marriage offer

without hesitation.

You no longer have a choice

but to give up on him as you promised me.

I apologize,

Your Highness.

So what is it you want to tell me?

Please read this first.

Write a love letter as if the Queen sent it to Prince Chuseong.

Write as if she is head over heels for Prince Chuseong.

Refer the letter

I enclosed when copying the Queen's handwriting.

Where...

Where did you get this?

I apologize, Your Majesty.

Everything

started from my negligence.

There is something you must know.

I can hardly trust you though.

Please listen first and decide whether to trust me or not.

Master Gyeon.

Master Gyeon.

I just heard something ridiculous.

What is it?

It just does not make sense,

so I think it is a lie.

I really think it is not true.

Your Highness.

I heard that...

you caused the dethronement of my mother.

It is not true, is it?

I know it is not.

But

can you tell me that it is not true yourself?

Please say

it is not true and it is a made-up lie.

Why are you silent?

Say it is not true.

Why?

Why are you not saying it is not true?

It cannot be true. It is not, is it?

Say it is not true!

I apologize,

Your Highness.

My apologies.

How could Master Gyeon have the evidence from ten years ago?

We must tip the scale.

I will never die alone.

Investigation is unavoidable as the evidence was found.

There must be a sacrifice to protect something precious.

The truth will be revealed no matter what.

I came to say that I cannot forgive you.

Subtitle translation by Lexi Lee