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Take it. It is the antidote.

If you do not trust me,

trust Ga Eun and take it.

If it is from Lady Han,

I would take it,

even if it were poison.

At the time...

when I asked you to take my place,

I had no idea...

how dangerous it would be.

I am...

truly sorry.

I tried to...

take the crown from you.

Do not ask me for forgiveness.

I will not ask you to forgive me.

If you stay alive,

the day will come...

when we understand each other.

Fate...

tested our friendship.

You will always be...

the first friend that...

I ever had.

Sun.

Can we not...

go back to...

how things used to be?

As family and friends.

Can we not...

stay close?

Sun.

Can you put spilled milk back into a container...

or put a fallen petal...

back on the flower?

Even if we try to turn it back,

we cannot go back to those times.

You will worry about me,

but I worry for you.

Please be well.

I will pray for you.

He will return one day.

Let us...

wait for his return...

together.

You released the impostor?

I am the one who put him there.

I am...

responsible for this.

Your Majesty, you cannot release a man...

who deserves to die out of personal feelings.

It was not just personal feelings.

For whatever reason,

he was once King.

Do you not know that a deposed king...

was usually spared from execution?

Your Majesty.

You may...

do as you wish with the impostor.

But there is something else...

I must report to you about.

Within the palace...

resides the woman the impostor was planning to marry.

You cannot take her...

as your queen.

Not only the commoners,

but the scholars too will rebel.

Please become a sage king by putting your obligations...

before your feelings.

the King gave me...

the real antidote.

Only Dae Mok knows how to make the antidote.

How do you think his son obtained it?

Can you really trust him?

I came to...

doubt the Crown Prince...

because of the antidote Hyun Seok gave me.

No.

Hyun Seok?

He said...

I saved his life.

One of the farmers that you pardoned...

was my father.

Thank you for saving him.

Thank you, Your Majesty.

I need someone to avenge Master Dae Mok.

Only you can do that.

Shall I...

assassinate the King?

No.

I believe that Master Dae Mok...

would go after someone else.

Someone who will make the target waver immediately.

To the late king that someone was the Crown Prince.

To this King...

No.

You have a guest...

and you will not serve him a chicken?

Your Majesty.

Out of fear that...

this letter would distract you or make you emotional,

I hesitated many times before beginning to write.

Now, as King,

you have a great duty towards your people.

I worry that...

I, with all my shortcomings, will keep you from your work.

Please allow me to live a normal life...

in the marketplace.

I would like to see firsthand and with the people...

the peace and prosperity...

you bring to our nation.

Lady Han...

left this in her chamber...

and left the palace.

No one...

did as much as she.

Do you not agree, Your Majesty?

I am...

not fit...

to be king.

I saved many of the lives of the men standing here,

but that was...

only possible because of the sacrifice...

one woman maid.

Your Majesty.

What are you talking about?

Someone made a great sacrifice...

and just because a new ruler took over,

must we ignore her now?

Just a few days ago, while you begged for your lives,

she risked hers.

Must we forget about her?

Is that how we do things?

Your Majesty. There are times when...

you must put emotions aside when making decisions.

Your Majesty, please...

accept our advice.

Very well.

If that is what you say,

I have no choice.

Your Majesty.

Thank you for...

I reclaimed the throne...

not because I was the righteous heir but to save...

the people from Pyunsoo Group.

I have done all I set out to do.

Please...

find someone more virtuous and wiser than me...

and put him...

on this throne.

It is water!

- Water! - Goodness!

Your Majesty,

are you seeing this?

They are laughing happily.

You are...

someone who should be there for all those people.

I guess it is only right for me to leave you.

Do not even think about it.

Ga Eun.

Look at me.

Ga Eun, please look at me.

You have been sincere to me...

since I was Chun Soo, the Book Seeker.

Even when I was the Chief Peddler and the Palace Guard,

you stayed the same.

But...

why would you leave me...

now that I am the King?

Your Majesty.

I was...

once selected as the fake king's wife.

If I become the queen,

it will harm your future...

in ruling over the country.

Do you know what can be of real harm to the people?

That...

I lose you.

Everyone said the same thing when you were taken by Dae Mok.

They advised me...

to protect my life for the people's sake.

But...

if I had given up on you to save myself then,

I would not have been my original self anymore.

I would not have been willing to...

sacrifice myself to protect the people...

from Pyunsoo Group anymore.

Ga Eun, there can be...

someone monstrous like Dae Mok who is after the throne at any time.

Can you not guide me by my side...

so that I do not become like Dae Mok?

For me...

and for the people.

Like these sun and moon...

who finally became together after waiting for a long time,

I wish to be...

with you all the time from now on.

As deep as my soul can reach...

As wide as it can become,

I love you.

Even if I die...

one day...

Even after I die,

I will love you.

My heart will never change,

so will you spend the rest of your life with me?

Be my wife.

Be the mother of the country.

Please protect...

the people with me.

I will.

I will be your wife...

and I will be with you forever.

Look over there!

It is His Majesty!

- Gosh! - It is him!

- Your Majesty! - Goodness.

- Your Majesty! - Your Majesty!

My goodness.

- Your Majesty! - Your Majesty!

- Thank you! - Your Majesty!

- Long live the King! - Long live the King!

- Long live the King! - Long live the King!

Are you sure...

you do not have a son named Hyun Seok?

I told you several times already.

I do not.

We should return to the palace together right now.

Your Majesty,

you should give me time to say goodbye.

I will go after...

saying goodbye to the nanny, Kko Mool, and others.

Okay.

Then I will send you a palanquin after two hours.

Ride it on your way back to the palace.

Thank you.

Master!

Master!

- Sun. - Master.

Hyun Seok who used to serve me was Dae Mok's lackey.

Is that true?

He is not serving His Majesty now, right?

If he is, His Majesty is in danger.

He is not...

with His Majesty right now.

What is wrong?

Where is he right now?

She is coming out.

Hurry and ride the palanquin.

Everything is now going back to where it is supposed to be.

Sun will come back home soon.

Be happy, Ga Eun.

She is now Her Highness!

Long live the Queen!

- Long live the Queen! - Long live the Queen!

Your Majesty!

Your Majesty!

Your Majesty!

Stop.

Put down the palanquin.

- Is something the matter? - Open its door.

Is something wrong?

I do not have any grudges against you.

It is just that...

you are the King's weakest point.

That is the sole reason,

so do not resent me.

Sun.

You cannot touch a single hair on her.

You were once my master.

I do not want to kill you, so step aside.

Shut it!

Sun!

My lady...

Run.

No...

Ga Eun!

Your Majesty!

Sun, wake up. Sun.

Do not cry,

my lady.

Sun.

I always hurt your feelings.

I am so sorry.

No, my lady.

Thanks to you,

I had a name.

I had a dream.

I was happy.

Sun.

Your Majesty.

Please forgive me...

for resenting you.

No, do not apologize.

It is fine.

Do not make me lose you like this.

Your Majesty.

You were also my first...

and last...

friend...

as well.

Please...

live happily...

with my lady.

Please become the true King...

of...

this nation.

Sun.

Sun.

Sun.

Sun!

Sun!

Sun!

- Sun! - Sun!

Sun!

What makes someone a true king?

(1 year later)

I will ask myself that question every day of my life.

I will...

never stop searching for the answer.

That is the only thing I can do...

to repay...

the people who sacrificed themselves for me.

And I...

shall protect you by your side for the rest of my life.

I crown you as Queen of Joseon.

Please become the mother of all the people of the land...

and...

be with me forever.

Your Majesty. Your Highness.

Congratulations.

- Long live the King and Queen! - Long live the King and Queen!

- Long live the King and Queen! - Long live the King and Queen!

Master Han. I will make Ga Eun happy.

Please watch us from above.

Your Majesty.

Please become a great King whom everyone loves.

I am always grateful and sorry.

I can I repay you for the debt I owe you, Lady Hwa Gun?

Please be happy.

If you are happy,

that is enough for me.

Sun.

You will forever be my friend.

Your Majesty. Please become the true King of this land.

- Long live the King and Queen! - Long live the King and Queen!

- Long live the King and Queen! - Long live the King and Queen!

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