[Scarlet Heart: Ryeo]
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[Episode 10] Don't push me away.
Don't tell me leave.
Don't tell me that I bring misfortune and that I'm an animal.
At the very least, you can't do that to me.
You are... my person.
I am not your person, Your Highness.
You are my person.
You belong to me. You are mine!
Without my permission, you cannot leave me.
You cannot die either.
You are completely my person.
What's going on?
That's not possible.
You must have seen wrong.
What do you mean she left the palace?
How could she?
I'm sure. How could I not recognize her?
I just checked with the gatekeeper.
How could a court lady leave the palace?
Would So care about those things?
He probably took her out by force.
If they get caught, Soo will be the one who ends up dead.
Let's go find her now.
Get me a horse too and let's--
- You stay here. - What?
It won't be good for you to leave at night.
Go on in. I'll find them.
Thanks for thinking of me, but I cannot just walk away.
If it is known that she left the palace
I really don't know what will happen to Soo.
We should find them together.
All right.
I still thought of you as a young child.
Sorry.
I trust you.
Neither of us will be safe anymore, Your Highness.
Then, should we run away now?
If you wanted to, I would do it.
Even if I were to leave Songak someday, I wanted to bring you here.
I was always forced to leave here.
I still don't know why I had to leave.
I have never brought misfortune.
I don't slaughter animals for fun.
I don't use my sword carelessly on people either.
Yet why do I still have to leave?
It was a hallucination.
It must have been just a hallucination.
I need to quit panicking
and try to stop him from going berserk.
I want you to live with your heart at ease, Your Highness.
Even if it's out of the palace somewhere...
live without bring wronged or spilling blood, and live life smiling.
I will... if you go with me.
I am a court lady.
I have to live in the palace.
Then I will not leave either.
Also...
I have feelings for another.
Baek Ah?
No, it's not Baek Ah.
It's fine then. As long as it's not Baek Ah.
If it were any another man, I might have killed him.
What?
When I called you mine on the day that Yeon Hwa was beating you
I already considered you my person on that day.
You saw me for who I was.
There was no need for explanations or excuses.
You say you're afraid of me? I don't believe it.
You are my only confidante.
So, I am not sorry for anything.
Not for kissing you
or bringing you out here.
Also...
threatening you not to have feelings for another man...
I am not sorry at all.
Take this.
I have long wanted to give you something like this.
I was only trying to help you, Your Highness.
I never asked you for your heart.
Try running away from me then.
You can throw it away if you don't want it.
Soo!
How did you know to come?
Are they already looking for me at the palace?
Thankfully only Wook and I know.
Others will find out soon.
Let's get going now.
Gosh...
What are you doing?
I brought her out so I'll be the one who takes her back.
If anyone sees you two going back together
people will start talking.
That's the bigger problem.
Soo.
The king has already given her to me.
It's only right that I take responsibility.
Gave her to you?
I will go with the 4th Prince.
Don't worry and return.
He says he will take responsibility, so you can go back.
You will go with him?
Yes.
You'd better stick to your word.
You cannot let Soo get hurt.
I don't want that either.
Wook, you can't let them go.
There's no guarantee So will go to the palace.
I won't let him get away with it if he doesn't.
What?
This is the last time I send her away like this.
Court Lady Oh, I...
I dragged her out unexpectedly. Do not blame her.
Are you saying you left the palace?
The king had put me in charge and asked for my help.
I had to go out.
Nevertheless, taking out one of the king's court ladies
could be seen as defiance.
So, are you going to punish her?
- Must you do that? - You should go back, Your Highness.
You should not be seen so there will be less for us to explain to others.
I will trust in you, Court Lady Oh.
Your small act of kindness has moved the 4th Prince's heart in a big way.
That is why I told you that you do not suit this place.
You must not show kindness too easily to anyone in the palace.
You must take every step as if you are walking on very thin ice.
That is the only way
you can protect yourself.
What...
should I do now?
You will have to wait for the 4th Prince's feelings to cool off.
It's a hit!
You missed the target. Now I've seen everything.
I need days like this in order for my archery skills to advance.
I always picture someone before I aim for the target.
The one who became a hero instead of me.
If I imagine this arrow piercing the heart
of the one who dragged me from that seat...
I will not miss.
It's a hit!
How about you?
Who is your target?
I have never...
shot this arrow with anyone in mind.
People who have no clear target like you are easier to sway.
I will be leaving Songak now.
The king is sending me away to die, so I'll have to come back alive.
You will be safe and secure.
Of course. I will return just fine.
So, think carefully while I am away.
Who will it be fun to target?
You and I...
don't we have some things we agree on?
I will return soon.
Until then, you should calculate carefully.
I will await your safe return.
Let's go.
Are you angry?
I only went to see the sunrise for a brief moment with the 4th Prince.
I didn't want you to get into trouble, so I returned with the 4th Prince.
I am not angry.
I am just disappointed.
I was always worrying and debating, so I left you here in the Damiwon.
So got you out all in one go.
I will get the king's permission to marry you.
Marriage?
When I heard that you had disappeared
I was reminded of when you entered the palace to marry the king.
You don't know how much I worried thinking that I might lose you once more.
I do not want to make that mistake again.
Just like Lady Hae said...
I have never been able to sleep well.
The expectations on me are heavy and the future worries me.
Even going to sleep peacefully feels like a crime to me.
To a person like me,
the one who brought back laughter, joy...
And the poem...
It was you.
I want to leave the palace, go to Hwangju, and live happily with you.
I want to live by giving you the love I never gave to Lady Hae.
Soo...
will you be my wife?
He won't change.
He won't hurt me.
I could be happy with him.
If Gwangjong kills him...
Do you no longer want to be with me?
No, it's not that!
Then... do you not trust my promise?
That's not it.
Then will you give me an answer?
Will you marry me?
What is going on here?
The girl who hid while the princes bathed was you!
I'm sorry, Court Lady Oh.
Court Lady, I will explain.
If this secret meeting were exposed...
who do you think would be killed first?
This place will be shut down soon.
Those having relations with a court lady
will be harshly punished, regardless of status.
Please remember this.
Let's go.
I want you to leave the palace with me.
What?
The doctor recommended that I leave the palace
to recuperate due to my bad health.
Let's go to my hometown together, all right?
I was aware of your relationship with Prince Wang Wook.
Avoiding him is the right thing to do now.
The 8th Prince...
has asked me to marry him, and I'm thinking of saying yes.
Think of the 4th Prince!
Do you think you can survive between the two princes?
If either of them has a change of heart, your life will be in danger.
The 8th Prince is different.
- He will never change. - No!
The palace is a place that makes people
turn their backs on all kinds of promises.
That nameless general whom I had given my heart to?
Yes.
As you might have guessed, he is sitting on the throne.
At one time he wanted to marry me, but he had to protect the throne.
So, he forgot the lowly daughter of an herbal medicine seller from a small town.
Still, I wanted to be by his side.
I made a promise to live as a court lady, not a woman.
I make tea and wash his hair.
I put his clothes on for him.
I call my former lover "Your Majesty."
I wash the bodies of the women who will become his.
Soo, take a step back and take a good look.
You could be in danger if you don't leave now.
The 8th Prince asked me to leave the palace and go to Hwangju.
As long as he has no greed for the throne
I know we can be happy.
I trust him.
I came to see if you were all right.
I will speak to Court Lady Oh.
You should rest up today.
Your Highness.
Come inside.
I'll help you.
It's not that I'm scared of you or that I don't like you.
I'm worried.
Most people...
when someone helps them through hard times
they hold that person very dear.
They believe that person is the only person on their side.
That person...
is called a friend.
Whether it is friendship or love, all affection is affection, but...
It is different. It is different.
I believe you are mistaken over that difference.
So, I'm worried.
I'm worried about you instead.
I don't have all those different types of affection.
Whether it's friendship or love...
it's all the same to me.
It's all one thing.
You seem to be trying to push me away.
That kind of method is not going to work on me.
I told you to be prepared.
Don't worry.
I won't do that without your permission anymore.
Soo!
Cham cham cham!
Oh, you got much better.
I would be very stupid if I didn't improve after getting hit that much.
Cham cham cham!
Yes!
Here, you can hit me hard.
I would get taken away if someone saw a court lady hitting a prince.
Speaking of, I was so scared when I saw you being taken by my 4th brother.
You didn't get hurt, did you?
Where did he take you anyway?
He just took me for a horseback ride to get some air.
It was very fun.
So has always done things his way.
I don't like it.
Try to understand your brother a little bit.
You grew up with a lot of love, Your Highness.
You brother did not.
He has no family that he's close to.
Kindness from people is not easy to get.
That is all earned through effort too.
Since So came to Songak, both Mother and Yo have changed a lot.
You're not blaming the 4th Prince, are you?
I know it's not just So's fault.
If it were not for So
I wouldn't know about the trouble Mother and Yo have caused.
Soo, I miss the past very much.
You know, when we all got along.
Your smiles were the prettiest during your time at Wook's manor.
I often think that as well.
I want to go back.
What did you just say?
At the feast on the 9th day of the 9th lunar month
I will request permission from the king to marry Hae Soo.
If Soo is allowed to leave the palace, I will live with her in Hwangju.
I know the family has high expectations, but I do not want the throne.
Palace politics only disgust me.
I only wish to live in comfort.
You want to give up the throne?
You wish to throw Mother and me aside just to live as a normal man?
What about us?
Who will protect the Hwangbo household?
There are many ways to protect ourselves without me having to become the king.
Trust me.
Have I ever stopped you from doing what you wanted?
If you are sure of what you want, go ahead with it.
Make her yours.
However, it will not be easy. You will have to be well prepared.
Soo will be extremely grateful to you, Mother.
You should stop him. You should have stopped him, Mother!
Even I get tired of chasing the throne.
How do you think Wook felt?
The burden on your brother is much heavier than you can imagine.
Let's leave him be to do what he wishes.
You were exiled for causing the miscarriage
of the court lady that the king loves.
That was only 10 years ago.
Everyone knew it was Queen Yoo, yet no one took our side.
Royal Concubine Kang, Royal Concubine Park
Royal Concubine Hong, Royal Concubine Wang!
If we cannot take the throne, they will attack us again.
Crown Prince Moo and the king are different.
The country is different, as well.
Do not panic over unfounded fears and anxieties.
I think... it is time for me to come out from behind your skirt, Mother.
Yeon Hwa.
I have a new goal now.
I will no longer be a daughter or sister of a king.
I will be like a god above the king.
You do not need to forgive me.
Your Majesty, Princess Yeon Hwa has come to see you.
Princess Yeon Hwa?
You told me to visit if I had any fun stories to tell you.
I wanted to tell one to you today.
Is that so?
If you insist upon it, I suppose I must hear it.
I'm looking forward to it.
I heard there is a new one who's quite a dancer.
No one can be considered a dancer without my approval.
Let's see... which one...
Who's there?
Have you been well, Zhong Ja Gi?
Why are you here?
Who hired you to follow me around?
Who are you?
I just came to here to play music for the dancers.
- Why would I follow you? - Really?
It was always you who followed me, Zhong Ja Gi.
Don't you remember?
I didn't know you played music here.
There is much that I cannot do. I'm famous for the many things I can do.
I didn't know you were a gisaeng.
From the way you spoke, I thought you were a high-class lady.
Whether you're a court musician or a painter, just focus on your work.
It's a very bad habit to gauge other people's status.
We should introduce ourselves since we've seen each other three times.
What’s your name? Zhong Ja Gi?
- Bok Soon. - Hey, Woo Hee!
We need to go back to our rooms now.
Oh, all right!
Bok Soon...
She sure is feisty.
Woo Hee. She said Woo Hee.
How are the plans to get the king
and the Crown Prince to turn on So coming along?
We must get the king to believe that
the 4th Prince is a rival to the Crown Prince.
Just pretend to support the 4th Prince.
[Park Young Gyu] Then I will do the rest, Your Majesty.
I gave the IOUs of the Crown Prince's uncle to the 4th Prince.
Once those documents are revealed, Crown Prince will suspect the 4th Prince.
Yo is in Seokyeong meeting with Wang Shik Ryeom.
Everything is perfect.
I should speed things up, as well.
Let's go.
Why is the Crown Prince visiting his mother's family?
Oh, he has some issues to deal with.
Don't bring it up to him.
Yes, but So...
Is it true that you took Soo out of the palace?
Soo is a court lady.
If you treat her like a regular girl, both you and Soo will be in trouble.
You shouldn't make things hard for her.
I wasn't trying to create problems for her.
I have no thoughts of making things hard for her.
I merely made a mistake.
I don't know how to relate to people.
Must I be criticized for things like that?
I did not know you cared for Soo that deeply.
You and Soo are all I have in this entire world.
Your Highness! Your Highness!
Cheondeokjeon Palace is up in arms right now.
There are overwhelming requests for impeachment
of the Crown Prince and his maternal family for imposing double taxation.
Many of the powerful families are asking His Majesty to depose the Crown Prince.
[Left Prime Minister Park Young Gyu] Did you not know about the embezzlement, Crown Prince Moo?
Haven't you known of your maternal family's unscrupulous dealings for quite some time?
I only found out later.
It was just a mistake on my family's part.
Unlike your claims,
There was no plan to steal from the hardworking citizens.
[Park Sool Hee] Do not try to make false accusations.
He only found out later.
It was also wrong that you could not control your family's corruption.
Your Majesty.
We would like to protest leaving the future of this nation
to the immoral Crown Prince.
- Please consider this request. - Please consider this request.
If so...
who would you prefer over Crown Prince Moo?
Your... Your Majesty?
Are you saying you will depose the Crown Prince?
There needs to be an alternative in order for me to depose him.
So I am telling you to recommend the prince
who would be best suited to lead Goryeo.
Your Majesty, I believe the 4th Prince would be best suited.
4th Prince? Do you mean Wang So?
Prince Wang So has already been adopted out.
He will not have any maternal relatives coming forward to claim him.
Also, he led the rain ritual.
Therefore, he won the confidence of the royal family and the whole nation.
I think he is best suited to be Crown Prince.
I apologize, Crown Prince.
I didn't think things would go so awry.
What do you mean?
I was only worried about you, so I told So about it.
I thought he would be the one who cared the most about you.
I only showed him the note that your uncle wrote.
You're saying our 4th brother knew about my maternal family?
I did tell him myself.
I'm sure he knew.
However, I did not know it would put your position in danger.
Please put me death, Crown Prince.
It is time for you to return to Shinju.
You should go after the ninth day of the ninth lunar month.
Do I have to?
There are those who wish to make you Crown Prince.
Your mother, Queen Yoo, is behind it.
She is likely using you to get to the throne.
I have no interactions with them, so why must I go?
It is not fair.
A person's heart can be cunning.
You may not feel that way now, but as you continue to feel wronged
you will forget the sincerity you feel now.
You were a shield for any arrows or misfortune that would come his way.
You had no idea that your father had manipulated you.
To you, Your Majesty...
my true feelings must not matter at all.
I wanted to keep you with me for a long time, as well.
However, what can I do?
You must cut the sprouts before it grows any larger.
That is how the palace works.
It must be served by that girl.
Yes, Court Lady.
I have done as you ordered.
Queen Yoo must not know what I have ordered you to do.
Yes, Your Highness.
I understand.
Was it not enough for you to bother me as much as you have?
When will you leave me alone?
Didn't you say you wanted to be king?
I am a queen so I should help my son's wishes come true.
Do not worry.
The throne will be yours if everything goes according to plan.
Enough with these lies claiming that this is for my sake.
I don't know what you're up to, but it won't go according to your plan.
The Crown Prince will die on the ninth day of the ninth lunar month.
I have already sent over a tea cup that has poison on it.
Crown Prince Moo enjoys drinking tea. You won't be able to stop it.
You think I won't do anything with this information?
How are you going to say you found out about the poison?
Will you say I told you?
If that's what I must do, that's what I will do.
Is that so?
Then I will say I did it to make you king.
In order to make you king...
I will say our entire family dug up the corruption and poisoned Crown Prince Moo.
We've already made a covenant to request you as the next Crown Prince.
This is how the palace is.
It only works if everyone's eating up each other's tails.
Try to stop the poisoning if you can.
You will be tying a noose around your own neck.
Things will not go your way.
The king has kicked you out. Do you still not understand?
A measly court lady who serves tea will die and Crown Prince Moo will be gone.
You will own everything.
How... would I be able to trust you?
You said so yourself.
Even if you became king, you would not kill your brothers.
I trust you.
That's why I will support you.
Why is the Crown Prince's star fading?
I told you to wait just a little more.
Why did you insist on seeing me?
Hurry up and set a date for the coup.
I must rip open that big thief's (Wang Geon) guts.
This is the palace of the king of Goryeo.
It's not easy to find a vulnerable moment.
Don't even think about playing tricks on me.
If you don't help me kill the king,
I'll let all the remnants of Later Baekje know what you did before leaving it.
I doubt you'll live much longer after that.
When you were little, you were really cute, calling me uncle
No matter what I do to you, what can you do to me now?
I knew you wouldn't help me willingly.
How dare you treat a gisaeng like this?
Preserve your dignity! Or I'll scream!
A court musician.
Insolent wench!
How dare you refuse my attention? Begone!
But why was he here...?
Hey, are you OK?
If you're gonna be a coward and stay away,
at least be consistent about it.
Come on, it seemed like you could handle it all by yourself.
Looks like you have enough guts
to survive the Gyobang just as well.
This is yours, right?
I guess you don't want it back?
Whatever you become and if we meet again...
I will not forget the debt that I owe you, Lady Hae.
I will keep the promise I made you.
I will love Hae Soo.
Please watch over us.
Link arms and take a drink.
That is what you have rolled.
Go on, then.
Who will you choose?
His Majesty has not been chosen even once.
I wonder if he will be able to escape yet again.
All right, the person who will join me...
Jung, I would like to have that drink with you.
I do not want to! I am a man. Why would I do that with you?
If you say no...
it is bad luck.
Here.
Then we should start again?
First.
A round flower blooming high in the tree
it is as if you've seen the celestial poles.
Second.
Pure yellow, as yet untainted
is the colour of the earth.
Third.
To take root early and bloom late
is a great virtue.
Fourth.
A flower that blooms in the snow symbolises integrity.
Fifth.
Fifth... Fifth...
Fifth.
A petal in a cup of wine, is worthy of the gods.
It was written by Zhong Hui about the chrysanthemum flower.
Good job, Won.
Jung, martial arts are good, but focus on your studies too.
Yes, Your Majesty.
What's wrong?
You must not have much of an appetite, Crown Prince.
The alcohol is not going down well today. I am sorry to worry you.
Why don't we bring out some chrysanthemum tea?
It is known to be good for your health.
Court Lady Oh, go on and get him some chrysanthemum tea.
Yes, I will do so.
The Crown Prince would like some chrysanthemum tea.
Hold on.
Soo, can you serve the tea instead of me?
I must be coming down with a cold.
I'm sorry.
Court Lady Oh told me to refrain from serving the princes for now.
I guess there's nothing you can do.
Are you all right?
Hurry up!
We're late because it took you so long to get ready and the king will be upset.
What is that expression about?
You don't think we're late because I slept in, do you?
How shameless of you.
Greetings to you, Your Highness.
I said hurry up.
You need to receive her greeting.
- What? - If you do not...
she has to continue standing like that.
Lift your head.
I don't want to see you at all. Turn around now.
Yes.
From now on, turn around whenever we see each other.
Do you understand?
I'm in a bad mood so I'm going back.
You can follow me or not.
If you're so hurt by it, why didn't you become his second wife?
You like him enough to have that kind of consideration for him.
Please watch over him.
Make sure he does not get into useless fights within the palace.
He is easily swayed, so don't let him get close to just anyone.
I am his wife now! You no longer need to worry about that.
Test the tea for poison first.
I have something to say to you, Crown Prince Moo.
Go on and speak.
Honestly...
A measly court lady who serves tea will die
- and Crown Prince Moo will be gone. - I have brought you chrysanthemum tea.
Thank you.
So, what were you saying?
Yes.
I have caused you trouble recently.
As your brother, I would like three drinks from you
to strengthen our kinship.
Sounds good.
However, it is tea, not alcohol. What will we do?
With the mood that I am in today, I think even tea will get me drunk.
Give this to the 4th Prince.
Yes, Your Highness.
I have committed a deadly crime.
It was my fault.
I ate chrysanthemum biscuits earlier so I had oil on my hands.
Bring a new cup.
First, I will drink to your longevity.
Second, you continue to fight for Goryeo
so I will drink to your fortune...
your fortune in war.
It wasn't the cup.
You poisoned the tea?
I am...
drinking poison that you've poured me.
Lastly...
no matter who tries to sow discord between us with sly words
it is my wish that our friendship will never change.
I am very thankful for your sincerity.
Your Majesty, did you see my brother's heart?
How could I be apart from a brother like this?
Please withdraw your orders to send him to Shinju.
The tea water has run low. I will go get more.
I will step out for a moment.
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[Scarlet Heart: Ryeo]
Poison and a precious necklace were found in Court Lady Hae Soo's room.
Hae Soo of Damiwon is under arrest
for the poisoning of a prince.
Why are you capturing an innocent girl?
I believe he knew who the culprit was.
Who was the culprit that he would put his life on the line
to protect that person?
I won't ever leave Soo in there to suffer.
I will find evidence.
Hae Soo must be punished by hanging for the poisoning of a prince.
Soo!