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Episode 35 I will use this incident...

to create a new and better Pyunsoo Group.

I shall create a Death List.

Anyone against Pyunsoo Group...

will be destroyed.

And so...

a new world,

Pyunsoo Group's world will take over.

If this does not work out,

the name on that Death List...

will be yours, Dae Mok.

The real Crown Prince is alive.

What will you do if he tries to reclaim the throne?

I am already prepared for that possibility.

The real Crown Prince...

will not be able to return a prince.

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I am yours now.

Will you trust me...

in any situation?

Your Highness. I am not saying...

I will be Queen or your lover.

You may marry...

the woman you love.

I will become Dae Mok...

and give you Pyunsoo Group.

Lady Kim.

I owe you...

much more than...

I can repay.

You are alive. Thank you.

My name...

is Hwa Gun.

I hope...

I no longer cause you any pain.

Please...

be happy.

Master.

Master.

The Crown Prince needs the recipe for the antidote.

Why are you asking me for it?

I told you to leave it all with a clear conscience.

Why are you with the Crown Prince?

It was...

your daughter's will.

Her will?

She was unfilial to the very end.

Your Highness, you cannot...

What happened?

What are you up to? I am the Queen?

Did I not tell you that I would not...

make you my concubine?

I reinstated your father's honor.

Why do you not ask about that?

Thank you for reinstating my father.

But making me Queen?

I cannot be Queen.

It is not that you cannot be Queen.

It is that you do not want to marry me.

Would you have refused the offer...

had the real Crown Prince asked?

Why...

Why are you like this?

Are you really the Sun I know?

The Sun you knew.

What was he like?

A boy from a poor family who had to...

take any beating he received like a dog or a pig.

Anything a noble like you told him to do,

he had to, even if it meant crushing his bones.

However hungry he was, he could only eat what his masters gave him.

He was a lowlife!

Sun.

To that boy...

Do you know...

just how much you meant to that boy?

You stand before me now.

What kind of King are you to me?

You sided with your father's enemy,

tortured your people,

deceived and betrayed your old friends.

You fake!

So? What has that real Crown Prince...

ever done for you?

The real Crown Prince wrongfully killed your father.

But I...

cleared his name and reclaimed his honor.

That real Crown Prince...

has only given you pain.

Why can you not forget him?

Sun.

I will do anything you want for you.

So stay by my side.

I do not know what I may do in order to have you.

Thus, do not leave my side. Ever.

Sun.

How could you choose Lady Ga Eun to be the queen?

Not you too.

I am too nervous. I cannot handle it.

Look, Mother.

I am the king of Joseon.

I have reclaimed Master Han's honor.

Sure.

That is true,

- but Lady Ga Eun... - Soon,

we will have our wedding.

- Sun. - Why not? Why can I not?

A caterpillar must live on leaves.

Acting like the king is bad enough.

But to want Lady Ga Eun too...

- What are you... - Why can I not want her?

Are you afraid because...

the real Crown Prince is alive?

Sun.

Can you go back with me?

I do not need anything. Nothing at all.

Sun, please.

Why? Why do you and Lady Ga Eun, from whom I desire acceptance most,

refuse to accept me? Why?

I do not care.

I will do as I please.

The queen?

Ga Eun?

Yes.

They will have the ceremony soon and she will be crowned.

We should not have let her go back to the palace.

We knew how Sun...

felt about Ga Eun.

11 days.

We have only 11 days left.

The wedding...

will take longer than 11 days to plan.

Yes.

You must return before then.

Your Highness.

There is someone who can help you.

Will you meet with him?

What do you think Lady Ga Eun is searching for...

in the greenhouse?

I am sure it is something that will assist the Crown Prince...

in reclaiming his throne.

Reclaiming his throne?

Father.

I have something to tell you.

The placenta jar...

must be buried here somewhere.

It is not here.

I dug everywhere there is soil.

Did someone take it?

No.

In the Dongungjeon greenhouse...

a placenta jar is hidden.

Lady Young Bin said...

it was hidden.

Perhaps...

it is not in the ground.

If it is hidden...

What are you doing in here?

What are you doing in the middle of the night,

dressed like that?

Sun.

I thought it was strange.

I wondered why you returned to the palace...

after seeing the Crown Prince again.

What are you looking for?

Did you know that His Highness...

was alive?

Did you hope I did not?

Sun.

It is not too late. Why do you not...

return the throne...

If I return the throne to him,

will you become mine, my lady?

I...

will be fine living as a water deliverer...

as long as I have you by my side.

Will you do that?

I had hoped...

that just once...

you would look at me.

That just once,

you would see me as a man.

- Sun. - Soon,

I will become the true king.

What...

do you mean?

Just as I said.

I will become the true king.

And you...

will become my queen.

You are not the person I love.

I do not care.

Like it or not, you are my woman,

and I, Lee Sun,

am the king of Joseon.

Sun.

Please put down...

that which is not yours.

Put it down?

Put it down?

You gave me the name "Lee Sun", to live differently.

That name made me king.

You told me to dream before, but now...

you tell me to let go of that dream?

It was you, my lady,

who made me king.

Sun.

It is mine now.

I will not give it to anyone else.

Take her...

to her chambers and guard her.

Do not let her...

step foot outside until the wedding.

- Do you understand? - Yes, Your Majesty.

Please come with me.

What was she...

looking for in here?

Is he not coming?

Thank you for coming.

You have quite a resilient life.

First, let me thank you.

Thank you for saving my life and Chung Woon's before.

Why is the Crown Prince...

showing such respect to a lowly servant such as myself?

Do you feel like a drowning man clutching at straws?

You are correct.

I heard you have been in the palace longer than anyone else,

from the time of the King before my father.

I requested a meeting with you today...

to ask you for your help.

I came here today...

simply to tell you...

to give up any hope you may have.

Do not expect our help.

Do not do anything.

Do not think you are different...

from those greedy politicians.

If you make a reckless move,

there will be another bloodshed in the royal court.

We will not side with anyone.

We will not be taken advantage by anyone.

I do not intend...

to take advantage of you.

I am giving you a chance to choose.

As you said,

I am the son of a man who committed treason.

I still intend to become King.

I plan to rectify...

my father's wrongdoing when I do so.

Are you asking for my support...

since you will make amends when you become the King?

I swear to you.

I will be a king...

whose sole purpose is to serve the people.

Go ahead.

Chief Eunuch, when will you stop looking away and say something?

When will you take action?

You obey any command.

You do not correct the wrong.

All you do is wait in fear.

Your refusal to act...

is also responsible for the matters of the royal court.

When the country was in trouble...

When the King and the people died,

you have not done anything.

This is also your chance to repent.

Will you not take action and stay silent once again?

Or will you fight with me...

for the future of Joseon?

For the future of Joseon,

join me in my endeavor.

Chief Eunuch.

I heard...

you saved the children in the poppy field.

That is correct.

You claim to become a king for all the people,

but you risked your life only to save...

a dozen children.

If you face the same situation again,

will you make the same decision?

Tell me.

If it happens again,

will you choose to save the lives of few children?

Or will you choose...

to return to your kingdom for the people?

Saving the lives of few children...

is saving the people in the country.

Is it not?

A king considers the lives of few children...

to be petty.

Then how could such a king...

be an emperor who serves all of the people in his country?

Those children...

all have parents.

They too have siblings.

Are you confident about...

fighting against Pyunsoo Group without giving up?

What must I do to help you?

Chief Eunuch, you will be in danger for secretly letting someone...

in the Queen Dowager's chambers.

What is going on?

This is why I sent you to the Queen Dowager's chambers.

Hurry up before the sun comes up.

I understand.

Please follow me.

Your Highness.

Will you find the real Crown Prince...

and replace me?

Do you think I cannot?

Do what you will.

The real Crown Prince is dead.

How could you...

I heard you were dead.

Your Highness.

Have you been well?

- You... - You know exactly...

who I am.

Right.

The Crown Prince.

What brings you here?

Are you here to see me abandoned in the outskirts of the palace?

Pyunsoo Group's poppy field has been destroyed.

Hence, there are no more poppy pills.

Unless we take measures,

you and all your people...

will die after 10 days.

The total number of death will be 75.

Do you think...

I will believe that?

I have no reason to lie to you.

I...

tried to kill you.

I know that.

The first time...

was just after I was born.

The second time...

was in the maids' room.

And...

you are still trying to save me?

Even if that is true...

and that you save me,

do you expect me to thank you?

Not at all. I would rather die than...

Mother!

For a child...

to save his mother,

does he need a reason?

I am...

not your mother.

Who else...

would I call Mother?

You are the only parent...

I have left.

You are the only one.

No!

I...

I do not have children.

That is why...

my rights as the late king's wife were taken away.

I could not bear children.

As such, I had to endure all those years.

It was unbearable.

How dare you call me Mother?

If only you did not exist...

If only you were never born...

Mother.

I have not recognized...

all your pain and suffering...

until now.

I sincerely apologize.

I am sorry.

I...

I have lost everything.

I have neither power nor influence.

Why...

Why are you doing this?

You are the one and only...

Queen Dowager of this country.

Please...

help me.

Mother.

Heed my words.

When I was born, I had an illness.

I have worn a mask since then.

I have always been worried about it,

but the Office of Astrology...

gave me great news.

They read the energy of the universe,

and they believe...

my illness will be completely cured soon.

I want you to make a deal with me.

Did you say you will take everything from the Crown Prince?

How are you going to do that?

I will take off my mask.

You want to become the true king from head to toe.

No one knows...

the real Crown Prince's face anyway.

The moment I take off my mask and reveal my face to the world,

my face will become...

the king's face.

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Fine.

Take off your mask and stop the Crown Prince.

If my illness disappears under the divine blessing,

I will take off this mask at the exorcism ritual three days later...

and wash my face in front of everyone.

(He will brush his hair and wash his face.)

I do not doubt...

that your illness will be cured.

I am sure you will be able to take off your mask soon.

Please accept my congratulations, Your Majesty.

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

At the exorcism ritual?

Are you saying Sun will...

take off his mask there?

Yes.

He said he will take off his mask and wash his face...

in front of everyone at the ritual.

That means...

his face will be known as the king's face.

This is a serious problem.

Your Highness. We must not let this happen.

If everyone thinks he is the real king,

you may not be able to return to your throne.

Your Highness.

My father and I will try to find a way to stop the ritual.

The important thing is the fact that he will take off his mask.

Once Sun takes off his mask,

everything will be over.

What should we do then?

On the day of the ritual,

we will rise against him.

On the day of the ritual,

all the government officials will gather at the palace.

That day,

I shall prove that I am the true king in front of them...

and return to my throne.

(Episode 36 will be aired shortly.)

(Episode 36)

Master Dae Mok.

You ordered me...

to report every move the Queen Dowager makes,

no matter how trivial...

it may seem, did you not?

So?

She secretly met with the Chief Peddler.

- She did? - Yes.

I could not overhear everything,

but she seemed to be scheming something with him.

Here.

This is a letter the Chief Peddler sent her secretly today.

"Eliminate the demons."

(Eliminate the demons that may be the cause of all calamity.)

Give this letter to the Queen Dowager.

Are you telling me to feign ignorance and give it to her?

We are hunting right now.

We cannot have the prey run somewhere else, can we?

Yes, Master Dae Mok.

The Crown Prince met with the Queen Dowager...

and are planning a revolt.

"Eliminate the demons."

It seems he plans to return to the palace...

on the day of the exorcism ritual.

You said that if I take off my mask,

he will have no choice but to return.

When he sneaks into the palace,

catch him and kill him.

If you fail,

you will lose the throne as well as the Queen.

This is the last chance I am giving you.

Yes, master.

I will make sure to catch him...

and offer him up to you.

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Your Highness.

I heard you met with the Crown Prince.

How did you...

Did he ask you to testify...

that he is the real Crown Prince?

Your Highness.

Do you not wish to return to being powerful and confident?

Do you not wish to live in the Queen Dowager's quarters,

rather than in this humble chamber?

What are you up to?

I feel bad keeping you here...

in the outskirts of the palace.

Filial piety is fundamental to Joseon.

What would the subjects think of me?

Whatever the case may be,

you are my mother, after all.

Mother. Please promise...

that you will take my side...

from now on.

If you do,

I will let you return to the Queen Dowager's quarters.

Did you forget that you are addicted to the poppy pill?

Do you wish to die here...

in this humble chamber by helping the Crown Prince?

Will you...

really...

release me?

Of course.

Your Highness. It is I, the Chief Eunuch.

His Majesty has bestowed these books to you.

Please study them prior to the wedding ceremony.

(Joseon Royal Family Birth Records)

He will enter the palace...

on the day of the ritual.

The Crown Prince will be here for the ritual.

I must find the placenta jar before then.

Your Highness, we prepared everything you asked for.

Is everything ready as I asked?

Yes.

Do dancers wear these masks?

You took off your mask to leave the palace.

Now you must wear one to return.

I am going back...

to live the rest of my life without a mask.

Tomorrow, we will wear these masks...

and enter the palace.

During the ritual tomorrow,

the Chief Peddler and his men will infiltrate the palace.

Capture all those traitors...

and as soon as you apprehend the Chief Peddler,

kill him.

Are you saying that...

the Chief Peddler will commit treason?

Yes.

Third State Councillor, put the Palace Guards at every gate.

Yes, Your Majesty.

Head of Supply Office.

Guard Geunjeongjeon.

None of the traitors...

are to approach or enter Geunjeongjeon.

Be sure of it.

Even if it means my body is burned and my bones crushed,

I shall stop them with my life.

If the Chief Peddler enters Geunjeongjeon tomorrow,

not only me...

but you also will lose your lives.

Stop him.

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

A girl called Kko Mool wishes to see her. What should I say?

Of course you say...

Why are you asking the court lady for permission?

I am the mistress here.

Let the girl in this instant.

Your Highness.

The King ordered that you are to see no one.

Who...

do you think I am?

You will become the Queen of our nation.

As you said, I shall be Queen.

The King forbade visitors...

to prevent any unwanted trouble before the marriage.

Why are you...

stopping a six-year-old from visiting me?

Are you mocking me?

Your Highness.

That is not the case.

Let the girl in immediately.

I will.

Ga Eun.

Kko Mool.

Leave us.

Now.

We shall.

Kko Mool, I need your help.

Okay. I will help you.

Finally, tomorrow,

the Crown Prince will come.

This time...

I will end...

the fate that connects us.

The King put more Palace Guards...

at every gate and around Geunjeongjeon.

Every guard has a copy of that painting.

He will not get through.

You cannot let even a tiny mouse through.

Or we shall all die.

- Do you understand? - Yes, master.

Crown Prince.

There are traps everywhere.

Do you think you can sit on the throne alive?

It is time to go.

Why are you wearing masks?

We are the dancers...

who will perform Cheoyongmu.

Taking off our masks will bring bad luck. Can you let us in?

Take off the masks this instant!

Now!

This will really jinx the performance.

The longer you take the worse your luck will be.

You can enter.

Let us go. Masks on.

Next.

You got in safely.

Thanks to you.

We would have been in trouble if you had not switched the drawing.

This is all I can do for you.

There are guards everywhere. Take care.

Let us go.

As we thought, Geunjeongjeon is heavily guarded.

The Yeomchomun guards got the wrong drawing?

I apologize.

Arrest those responsible!

Stop!

Stop.

Who are you?

We are the dancers who will perform Cheoyongmu.

Wait.

The banquet will be held in another part of the palace.

We are dumb and we got lost.

That voice.

It sounds familiar.

Where would you have heard this great a voice?

Take off your mask.

I have a huge head and so the mask gets stuck.

Get it off him!

Run.

After them!

Get them!

That way!

Oh dear.

Now...

- take off their masks. - Yes, master.

You cannot.

This is very bad.

The ex-Minister of Personnel and Censor General.

You two are always getting into trouble.

What are you doing here?

I was dismissed from my position.

I needed a trade so I learned to dance.

- Every man... - Take him and lock him up!

- Yes, master. - Come along.

Dance, dance.

Go after those who got away.

- Yes, master. - Yes, master.

- There they are! - Arrest them immediately!

- Yes, master! - Yes, master!

Over there!

Gosh! Please spare me!

How did you come in when the guards are watching?

I came in before they started to guard the palace heavily.

- Understood? - Yes, master!

So that is why you wanted me to slip the information...

to Dae Mok.

Thanks to you, the palace guards are watching...

the people entering the palace.

He was able to come in beforehand...

and avoid dragging their attention.

Thank you.

Thanks to you, I was able to...

enter the palace safely.

Please thank us after you take the throne.

It is yet too early to thank us.

Your Highness.

I think the fragrance is too strong.

It is a precious aloeswood which the king gave me as a present.

It clears your head and relaxes your body and soul.

I will open the windows to ventilate the room.

Leave this be.

By the way, what is this?

This is to make you get sleepy,

and this is to keep you awake.

All my court ladies collapsed all of a sudden.

My gosh!

I think they are poisoned by something.

- Go let the physicians know. - Yes, Your Highness.

Please let me in.

Go away.

His Highness said she is always allowed in the greenhouse.

Yes, the king gave me permission to play inside here.

Follow me.

- This is bad, master. - Is something wrong?

Yes, about this man.

He is... It is the man whom the king ordered to arrest no matter what.

I just witnessed him running away in a direction to Hamwundo.

A court lady who was with me went after him, but she might need help.

Kko Mool.

Kko Mool.

Kko Mool.

- Good job. - That was easy.

Please be careful.

Its color and pattern could have changed,

but its shape...

The placenta jar's shape must still be the same.

The placenta jar must be one of them.

Your Majesty,

they are all gathered and ready for the morning assembly.

I see.

Your Majesty.

The jade on your belt is cracked.

Get me another belt.

Yes, Your Majesty. Please give me a moment.

Your Majesty,

please head to the assembly now.

I heard they arrested the rebels who sneaked into the palace.

Go and take those rebels who are locked up in Ministry of Justice...

to Geunjeongjeon immediately.

Yes, Your Majesty. Let us go.

Why is the Chief Eunuch taking so long?

My apologies, Your Majesty.

Your Majesty.

The Chief Peddler and his men sneaked into the palace.

The guards arrested them including the former Minister of Personnel,

but they have not caught the Chief Peddler yet.

Did they miss the Chief Peddler?

They must never let him go near Geunjeongjeon.

Yes, Your Majesty.

No, I shall go to Geunjeongjeon myself right now.

I do not care about a cracked jade. Get me that belt.

Yes, Your Majesty.

It is not cracked.

Then why did he...

- Where is my winged cap? - It is here.

Your Majesty, we have not finished dressing you yet.

Do not bother. I shall head to Geunjeongjeon right now.

All rise for the King.

The former Minister of Personnel, Censor General,

and head of Supply Office sneaked into the palace.

and I arrested them all, Your Majesty.

Release them...

and let them up.

Yes, Your Majesty.

Your Majesty,

please sit on your royal seat.

Stop!

What?

He is a fake. I am the real king.

What are you waiting for?

Hurry and drag that fake king down!

How dare you call me fake?

I am the real king.

I am the true king of Joseon.

(The Crown Prince is already in Geunjeongjeon.)

How did the Crown Prince get into Geunjeongjeon?

Which side is the real one?

This one?

That one?

Gosh.

Do you have any idea which is the real King?

They are wearing the same robe and the same mask.

How could I know?

We do not know which is the real Crown Prince,

but this is our chance.

We must find the real one and bring him in.

Lower the shutters!

Do not let anyone in!

- Yes, master. - Yes, master.

Which of you...

is His Majesty?

Please prove...

which of you is the real King.

Right here today,

the fate of Joseon will be decided.

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(The Emperor)

Which of you is His Majesty?

Please prove which of you is the real King.

I shall prove myself first.

You will self-destruct in a few days.

How dare you try to reclaim the throne?

You will not get out alive today.

Take off their masks.

Look! He is the impostor!

What are you doing?

Arrest the impostor!