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Which of you is His Majesty?

Please prove which of you...

is the real King.

I shall...

prove myself first.

Minister of Justice.

Yes, Your Majesty.

When I was young, I put glue in your shoes.

Do you remember that?

You were unable to take them off...

and were quite perplexed.

Yes, I remember that.

Lady Young Bin had given me a pair of new shoes.

I still have those shoes at home.

It must be him.

It is him.

Minister of Justice. Do you remember...

giving me a celestial globe as a gift?

Yes. I remember that also.

It was from a scholar who is now...

in China as an envoy.

Only one mentioned his childhood.

I think that man is the real Crown Prince.

The King has...

three moles on the back of his neck.

Can you both show us yours?

Check the back of my neck.

Only one man,

he has the spots.

He is the real King.

How dare you try to reclaim the throne?

You will not get out alive today.

My name is Kim Kwang Kyung...

and I would like to speak to all...

the officials present.

Are you not the Censor General?

How could you come in here dressed like that?

From what I remember,

when the King was yet a prince,

he got hurt playing with a ball.

He has a scar shaped like a cross on his arm.

Minister of War.

Were you not there with me when the prince was playing with a ball?

You are right. I remember being there.

Look.

This man has the scar.

It must be him.

What now?

How dare you!

You are not dressed appropriately,

and you wish to touch my robes?

A scar like that can be faked.

How can that be proof?

Is that not better proof than three spots?

You are all so frustrating.

Tell them to take off the masks.

How dare you. One of them is our King.

Do you think that everyone here is a fool?

No one here knows what the King looks like.

What good will unmasking them do?

Think about it.

We do not know the King's face,

but we might...

recognize the imposter.

Chief Eunuch.

Yes, Chief State Councillor.

Unmask them both.

There is no need to.

I will...

Together, we will...

take off our own masks.

Look!

He is...

the Chief Peddler!

He is the imposter!

It is not here.

The jar in the painting is not here.

What happened to it?

They would not have just left the placenta jar in the greenhouse.

It was not buried.

Where was it hidden?

How dare the Chief Peddler...

impersonate the King?

What are you doing?

Arrest the imposter immediately!

Yes, master.

How dare you try to arrest him?

Stand down!

You...

Are you not Chung Woon, the son of the late Chief Commander?

Were you alive?

How did he sneak in as well?

Chung Woon.

Listen up.

I am the real Crown Prince. I am also...

the Chief Peddler.

I have been living as the Chief Peddler for five years...

because five years ago, the late King...

was murdered by Dae Mok of Pyunsoo Group.

What did he just say?

He was murdered?

What is going on?

Dae Mok...

murdered the King...

and switched me with an impostor.

What do you mean, the late King was murdered? An impostor?

How dare the Chief Peddler spout such garbage in here?

A witness...

from that night is here.

Five years ago,

when the late King was murdered,

I was there as well.

Dae Mok murdered the King...

and tried to kill the Crown Prince. And then...

he placed the mask on that man...

and made him the fake king.

That is an utter lie!

If the King were murdered,

why is there no record of it?

Search all the history books.

Where does it say such nonsense?

History...

is the record of the victor.

In a world where even the King is murdered,

it would have been easy to manipulate the records.

Do you not agree?

Everything aside,

most of you...

know me well.

He is...

the real Crown Prince.

You all know...

that the Censor General never tells a lie!

- That is true. - That is true.

He is lying.

There is someone who can attest to that.

Go...

and bring the Queen Dowager.

The Queen Dowager...

must know the truth.

Your Highness.

His Majesty...

has requested that you go to Geunjeongjeon right now.

The Queen Dowager has arrived!

Welcome, Your Highness.

The fate of the nation lies in your hand.

Five years ago, when the late King passed away,

what happened? Please tell us.

Finally,

I can tell all of you...

the truth.

Please listen carefully.

The late King...

was assassinated.

Five years ago, Dae Mok brought his men...

into the palace...

and assassinated the late King.

He replaced the real Crown Prince...

with an impostor...

in his place.

Your Highness! Do you...

realize what you are saying?

Of course, I do.

I remember that night clearly.

The Queen Dowager...

told the truth about what happened to the late King.

The Third State Councillor opened the gate for Dae Mok.

Is that not true?

I...

do not remember.

That evening,

I...

was furious at you.

Do you really not remember?

What?

How could you not remember something so important?

That is absurd.

Did you or did you not open the gate?

I am an old man now.

My health has been failing lately.

I am not the man I used to be.

I am merely saying that I do not remember because I do not.

What did you say?

Someone who cannot remember such an important day...

has been serving the nation as a minister?

I...

knew Dae Mok had placed an impostor on the throne,

but I was afraid...

that...

the palace would turn into a blood bath again,

and...

could not speak the truth.

It is all my fault.

Listen to me.

He is...

the real...

Crown Prince.

How are you so certain?

You have never seen the Crown Prince's face either.

I am...

the Crown Prince's mother.

How could a mother...

not recognize her own child?

There is more evidence to prove who is the real Crown Prince.

The real Crown Prince...

undergoes...

healing crisis when poisoned.

Healing crisis?

The real Crown Prince...

has special blood that can naturally heal itself from poison.

The day he was born,

someone...

poisoned him, which resulted in his gaining that ability.

What poison?

I have never heard that before.

The Crown Prince simply caught a serious illness...

Everyone believes...

the Crown Prince suffered from a high fever,

but the truth is...

he was poisoned.

I was there...

with him that very day.

Stop your lies!

You were punished for improperly treating the Crown Prince...

the day His Highness was born, and were reprimanded.

Thus, you and the royal physician were kicked out.

- That was... - The Crown Prince...

The Crown Prince was poisoned.

Who dared to poison...

the Crown Prince?

It was...

It was...

It was me.

I took Dae Mok's side.

Then I tried...

to poison the Crown Prince.

How can we believe that?

As you were moved to the chambers,

you are only trying to harm Master Dae Mok.

(Lady Young Bin's Placenta Jar)

- Who is there? - Halt.

- You found it. - Yes.

Go to Geunjeongjeon right away.

Give the placenta jar to the Queen Dowager.

She will identify the real Crown Prince.

- I will. - Over there.

- Get her! - Go now.

Do you have proof that the Crown Prince was poisoned?

There is proof.

He is immune.

His immunity to poison is clear evidence.

When the real Crown Prince...

is poisoned, the character Sun appears...

on his left shoulder.

No such fact is recorded.

He is right. How can you prove that what you are telling us...

is not a lie?

Who is that?

The King ordered that no one may enter Geunjeongjeon.

You must leave.

Lady Han, are you ready?

Prove to us now that he is immune to poison.

It must be a lie...

since he cannot prove it.

Your Highness.

I brought evidence that will identify the real King.

Your Highness.

I have evidence, so please open the door.

- What is going on? - Open the door.

- Who are you? - I am...

the daughter of...

Deputy Magistrate Han Gyu Ho who was killed five years ago.

I am Han Ga Eun.

When the late King was killed,

I was with Lady Young Bin.

Right before she passed away,

she told me about this placenta jar.

This is the placenta jar of the Crown Prince.

It contains evidence that will identify the Crown Prince.

Please take a look.

Come closer.

This document is written in the handwriting of the late King.

It is...

also stamped by the King.

Those who are suspicious...

may come and take a look at the document.

It says that...

when the real Crown Prince is poisoned,

the character Sun appears in red on his left shoulder.

This cup contains poison.

The real Crown Prince...

will be...

immune and survive the poison even if he drinks it.

The one who survives...

is the real Crown Prince.

He is the true King of Joseon.

If you are the real King,

prove it.

Why do you not drink it?

If you are the real Crown Prince,

drink this poison.

Prove to the world that you are the real King.

No, Sun.

Please do not drink it.

He drank it instead.

He might die.

Your Majesty.

Show us...

your left shoulder.

You may fool the world temporarily.

However,

lies cannot defeat the truth.

Now the truth has been revealed.

What are you doing?

- Arrest the impostor. - Yes, Your Highness.

Even if...

he is the true Crown Prince,

what difference does it make?

Sun.

Please stop now.

All of you...

have bowed your heads to me...

up until today, have you not?

You have known...

the truth from the beginning, Your Highness.

Fine.

Let us say he is the son of...

the former king, the legitimate Crown Prince.

However, is the legitimacy...

more important than your own lives?

He is right!

The person that Master Dae Mok chose is the true king.

Who do you think controls your lives?

You should all think about that.

Chief State Councillor is right.

There is nothing in this world more important than your own life.

You are not craven...

or cowardly.

However,

you do not know...

the truth right now.

Dae Mok does not have poppy pills anymore.

The poppy field he owned burned down.

He cannot...

control the royal court with poppy pills any longer.

- Goodness. - Is that true?

- I cannot believe this. - Oh, dear.

- He does not have it anymore. - Is what he said true?

That is utter nonsense.

It is not true that his poppy field burned down!

- Chief Eunuch. - Yes, Your Highness.

Bring the Death List of Pyunsoo Group.

This is...

the Death List that Pyunsoo Group made...

after the poppy field burned down.

Dae Mok...

will not let everyone live...

even if they are members of Pyunsoo Group.

Chief State Councillor. Death List?

What is he talking about?

He is lying...

to take down Pyunsoo Group!

Heo Yoo Geon.

You are the first one to join Pyunsoo Group in November, 1693.

How... How did you know that?

You plan everything carefully, and have helped the group grow,

but your sin...

of secretly attempting to make your daughter the queen is heavy.

- Death. - "Death"?

Do you mean the death of me?

Chief State Councillor. Is my name on the Death List?

Second State Councillor!

Are you going to let him fool you with lies?

What are you...

What... What are you doing?

You manage the poppy field, so you must know the truth.

Tell the truth.

Did the poppy field really burn down?

Fine.

I will tell you the truth, so please do not be so angry.

- Move! - Get him!

- Get him! - Oh, my goodness!

Move!

Oh, dear.

Your Highness.

Did Master Dae Mok...

really make the Death List?

They only have a limited amount of the antidote.

It is...

a total of 75 subjects who will...

meet their deaths...

in five days.

- Oh, goodness. - Dear me.

- In five days? - What?

Your Highness.

Is my name on the Death List too?

It is on the list.

You.

You said you would save us,

but you were actually planning to kill us.

Get off of me!

Your Highness.

Is my name on the Death List too?

- What about my name? - Am I on it too?

- Your Highness. - What about my name?

- Am I on the list? - What about me?

- Your Highness. - Please tell me.

Everyone!

Do not take rash actions.

If you wish to live, listen to me.

I am sure all of you know that I am also poisoned by poppy pills.

There is only one way...

to save ourselves now.

It is to have the true king return to the throne.

We must trust our true emperor...

and leave our lives in his hands.

Crown Prince, you are our only hope now.

Will you save all of us?

I will.

I shall make the antidote by any means,

and save...

everyone's life.

Did you all hear the Crown Prince?

Will you...

enthrone the true Crown Prince with me?

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

What are you waiting for?

Get the false king out of here.

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

Do not think killing me will end everything!

If you fail to make the antidote,

all of you will be dead as well!

Only Dae Mok knows how to make the antidote.

All of you are going to die with me!

(Episode 38 will be aired shortly.)