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[Two years later. Hyejong, second year of reign.]
Girls, Lady Hae is coming
[Episode 14] My lady.
I told you not to call me that.
It's become a habit, so I can't fix it.
Also, I'm not used to calling you Court Lady Hae.
Are these words, as well?
Yes, they are.
You should learn to read and write too.
How can I, at this age?
I've memorized all the teas in the pantry
and the herbal medicines, so I'll be fine.
Happy birthday.
Today is your birthday, Lady.
I'm giving this to you because your knee is still not well.
It is so pretty.
Thank you.
I will use it whenever my knee hurts.
Still, the best gift is having you here at the Damiwon.
That's because I was emancipated on your behalf by Prince Wook.
Happy birthday.
I saw it at Byukrando and I knew it was perfect for you.
It was brought over by a Persian merchant.
It's from Bulgaria.
It's a rose fragrance.
It's a precious oil made from distilled rose leaves.
It will be perfect for an incense pouch.
I love it.
So didn't know what to choose, so he wandered around.
He ended up coming back with nothing or something like that.
It's just a court lady's birthday. It's a gift to have a prince here at all.
- What more could you want? - Yes, that's true.
I'm just a court lady and I should be happy just to have been born.
Was it you who made those animal sounds just now?
Yes.
I sounded so much like an animal that I was afraid you wouldn't know.
You're not a dog or a wolf.
It sounded like you were choking on a rice cake.
Why does it matter? You're out here, aren't you?
- Let's go. - What?
I'll show you something good for your birthday present.
I said let's go.
I'm telling you, that's called a fixed star.
Oh, that's an anchor star.
You're talking about the North Star.
That's not an anchor star. That's Cassiopeia.
Have you forgotten how much I know about astronomy?
I'm telling you that you learned it wrong from the beginning.
You see Cassiopeia?
Ethiopia's Queen Cassiopeia was bragging
that her daughter was more beautiful than a sea fairy.
They say she's getting punished by the sea gods.
Look at that.
Doesn't it look like an upside down chair?
You should not be vain.
They say she is punished for half a day by being hung upside down in the sky.
Long ago, when I was much younger...
I had gone to see my mother after not seeing her for a long time.
Mother had Jung in her lap.
She was telling him stories.
I wished to myself that Jung would disappear.
I wanted that seat to be mine.
Mother saw that expression on my face and quickly hid Jung.
Perhaps, she already knew that I would be a person who'd kill my own brother.
People who have younger siblings all say that.
I was that way, too.
"I wish my younger sibling would go away."
"Why does that person have to be around and upset me?"
Are you trying to make me give up on you or...
do you want me to look only at you?
What?
Whenever I come to you, all my problems seem to become lighter.
So, how can I live without seeing you?
If you're not going to come to me, don't give me hope either.
For me... it is torture.
Didn't you say that you'd get my permission?
- Can I do it? - No, you can't.
You said you wouldn't and you were going to do it, weren't you?
I won't do it, okay?
At this rate, the king will marry you off
as a second wife to some old, powerful man.
That will never happen.
The king favors me very much.
What a show-off.
You have a day off in a few days, right?
Let's go to the prayer tower together.
Prayer tower?
I want to tell you something.
I think I should tell you there.
You'll come, won't you?
The king wants a restructuring of the of the palace's forces.
Therefore, all the soldiers of the powerful families
will join the palace army.
They will take turns in providing that support.
His Majesty's illness is worsening every day.
You all know it is difficult for him to attend morning meetings.
It is a royal order that we must not delay this urgent matter.
Wook.
You're stepping out of line a lot lately.
As if you're ruling as a regent with His Majesty's illness as an excuse.
Nonsense. It didn't pass because of your objection.
I'll be more careful so nobody gets such a wrong impression.
The fact that you're acting as a Senior Minister itself
is already causing a lot of alarm for the clans.
If you keep pressuring the clans as if it's His Majesty's will,
their resentment will keep growing.
You're smiling?
I thought you were only good at fighting,
but now I see you're also good with politics.
I had to learn in order to face you.
I'm still suspicious of you.
I was just trying to fill in for the absence of His Majesty
and overdid it a little.
I'll take your advice.
It wasn't something a mere senior minister can do.
[Hyejong] Lately, after I take a bath...
I feel so weary.
When I wake up from my sleep...
I do not know if it is yesterday or today.
My memory is so fuzzy.
The doctor says that you are lacking sleep.
I will provide you tea and a pillow to help you with your sleep.
I will leave Chae Ryung here, so please soak a little longer.
Are you adding more herbal medicines?
It will smell too strong.
Yes, Your Majesty.
I think the herbs have diluted.
Ah...
I heard that there's a lot of demand for mirrors at Damiwon.
So I ordered more mercury for making mirrors.
I'm sure they've been delivered?
Yes, Your Highness.
I saw them being received.
Wook, something is wrong with me lately.
I cannot sleep at all.
When I do sleep, I have nightmares.
The summer sun is hot.
So, why I am so cold?
Your Majesty.
I believe... the time has come.
Why don't you abdicate the throne to me?
What?
I know you got Choi Ji Mong to spread false rumors
that you were the son of a dragon.
Because of the severe rashes on your skin, you have scale-like scarring.
Wook... Wook, you...
If you abdicate to me...
I will help you live in comfort for the rest of your life.
The throne is a burden.
For everyone's sake, why don't you let that burden go?
Brother.
Come along, Your Highness. Do not be afraid.
Go on! Go!
You must go in order for us to survive and for this nation to survive.
Your Majesty, I do not want to get married.
You dumb child! This is all to save your life.
Get going! Go, go!
Get going! Leave!
Your Majesty, she is still so young. How can you send her to Khitan?
This is not right.
If she marries into Khitan, they will send troops when I'm in danger.
Did anyone hear that?
I'm sure that I heard horses coming.
Go! You don't know when you'll die here. You need to go now!
Your Majesty! Father!
Mother, Mother!
Father!
Mother!
Mother...
Mother!
You need to go quickly!
- Go now! Go! - Father!
- Get going now!
Please stop!
Khitan?
She will be nothing but a hostage if she is sent there.
You need to see things straight!
What do you know?
I fear I will be assassinated every night
and I have not slept well even once.
People I once trusted are now asking me to abdicate!
Telling me to give up the throne.
I will end up dying at this rate.
We will all end up dead. Who will protect us?
Your Majesty.
Will you do it?
Will you marry the princess and protect us?
Have you arrived?
Oh no.
I didn't think you would really come, so I took my time getting here.
Did you wait long?
You said you had something important to tell me.
Something important?
Oh, right. I did say that.
What was it again?
What?
I just cannot remember.
What was it again? What was it?
Why would you ask me that?
You asked to meet here and said I had to come because it was important.
What? Did you get your hopes up high thinking that it was something great?
Now I feel bad.
No, I didn't.
Really?
I still feel bad, so let's do something else.
Can't you go any faster?
I want to feel the breeze if I'm in a boat.
Do you want to row?
I was always curious.
Is this your boat, Your Highness?
I brought it to the palace when I was younger and first arrived.
I wouldn't have to care about what others thought of me
if I came out on the boat.
This boat is my favorite thing in the palace.
Strange that it's your favorite thing, yet I haven't seen you out in it.
Because I like it too much.
If I do something I like too much, I might not want to leave the palace.
I didn't take it out on purpose.
Why are you staring at me?
I was thinking about what it must be like
to turn away from something you like.
I was also thinking what a relief it is that you don't have to do that anymore.
I'm sorry.
For what?
The important thing I wanted to say.
For forgetting what I wanted to say to you.
I'm sure you'll remember soon.
You can take your time.
You made a very big decision.
If I marry the princess
Queen Yoo and the Shinju family
will falsely believe that I'm in line for the throne.
I will control the other families.
The attacks on the king will be reduced.
You've already calculated that far ahead.
Your political skills have improved a lot.
There is one thing I cannot solve.
Am I back to being a dog on a leash protecting my brother?
Is this my destiny?
I am sick and tired of having to turn my back on the things that I like.
Things always go awry.
Tell me.
How can I cut this leash and be free?
Most people would bite their owners and become dogs that take over the house.
Are you telling me to revolt?
Of course not.
Thank you for protecting the king.
He will not hold on to you for long.
This is an appeal from Wang Gyu.
"This is a request I had made twice to the late king."
"I believe Prince So should be thrown out of the palace."
"His older brother Yo was already disloyal to you, Your Majesty."
You can stop.
The point of that appeal...
is likely to get me to abdicate to you, Wook.
That is why I do not need to hear any more.
I believe I have given you the wrong idea, Your Majesty.
I merely wanted to help lessen the burden for you in any way.
I said it to you out of loyalty.
Did it anger you?
No.
Just like you said...
I plan on sharing my burden with a brother.
Your Majesty, His Highness the 4th Prince would like to see you.
Tell him to enter.
Greetings to you, Your Majesty.
Yes.
So is going to marry my eldest daughter.
Excuse me?
However, the princess is young and unable to start a family.
I said it is fine if she is the second wife.
Choi Ji Mong has chosen a wedding day.
I have taken your advice, Wook.
I plan on abdicating to So soon.
He is my brother and son-in-law.
Who could be more perfect?
Don't you agree?
Of course, Your Majesty.
Congratulations on your marriage.
I hope there are no girls crying over losing such a good man.
Isn't that right, Your Majesty?
Hey, you said you'd do my makeup for me. Why do you keep staring instead?
Our first priority should be to clear up your skin.
This smells like roses.
You didn't put in that Bulgarian rose oil that I gave you, did you?
My expertise was being questioned, so why bother saving it?
I put in lots of it. Their skin will become very soft.
He wields a sword every day and is so rough.
Why waste such a precious thing on him?
- Baek Ah! - Stay still.
You cannot move for two hours.
Please, my lady.
His Highness will like it very much.
Oh, your skin does look much brighter.
Your skin looks clearer, like Hae Soo said it would.
Really? Are all the spots gone too?
Yes, your face looks bright and shiny. It looks very good.
Your face was very dark before, but it's brightened up, Your Highness.
It's even firmer.
Nice going, you two.
Shiny, bright...
What are all these words? How disgusting.
Eun, you have it all wrong.
You had the wrong idea about my and Hae Soo's relationship and bothered me.
Now you go and seduce your brother-in-law?
At least Hae Soo is not like you.
Stop it already!
You really are too much sometimes.
What a bad temper...
Why drag Hae Soo into it because you envy her good relationship with me?
You're putting many people in awkward situations.
You don't know your own feelings, Your Highness.
You have a lot of interest in a wife you claim you don't like.
Why must you act so jaded?
Forget it all!
The most useless thing in the world is marriage.
Jung, you should just live alone.
So should just forget it while he still can.
So is getting married?
You didn't know?
So is going to become the king's son-in-law.
I heard that the wedding is going to be soon.
You heard.
You can hate me and resent me.
It is all my fault.
Why would I hate or resent you?
It's not as if you made a promise to me.
I said I would take you out of the palace.
I said I wanted to see you free.
Everything I said was a promise.
I ended up being unable to keep them.
Are you not even going to give me an excuse?
I've already caused the problem and you've been hurt.
Whatever reason I give...
I broke your trust, and that doesn't change.
I don't wish to speak any longer.
I understand.
I won't ask any more questions.
Congratulations...
on your marriage.
Soo, it is Baek Ah.
I'm coming in.
Hello. Come in.
How are you feeling?
I'm doing fine, as always.
Well, So wanted me to give you this letter.
He says you can consider this his explanation.
"When the water has run dry,"
"Sit and watch for the rising clouds."
Wang Wei's poem "Zhongnan Mountain Retreat".
I had no idea that he wrote so well.
There so much more I don't know about him.
I was mistaken in thinking that I knew everything.
How foolish of me.
He meant it when he said he wanted to leave the palace with you.
That, I know for certain.
"When the water has run dry,"
"Sit and watch for the rising clouds."
"When the water has run dry,"
"Sit and watch for the rising clouds."
While it was hard going back and forth as an envoy,
there were many free moments, too.
I always thought of you then.
I want to be with you in peace without having to worry about anything.
If I can't do that,
the position of king or whatever else
is meaningless to me.
"When the water has run dry,"
"Sit and watch for the rising clouds."
"When the water has run dry. It's time..."
"When the water has run dry,"
"Sit and watch for the rising clouds."
Is my mother inside?
Her Majesty has asked not to let anyone inside while she is praying.
I am allowed.
I'm worried because she's been gone for days.
I apologize, but Your Highness...
You say you are a general, but you are not very stoic.
What's going on?
I was planning on telling you.
Do not be alarmed.
It is heaven's will that your brother lives.
Heaven is on your mother's side, Jung.
Then why did you pretend to be dead this entire time? Why?
I've been labeled a traitor. I can't show up on my own.
I barely managed to stay alive.
If Uncle Wang Shik Ryeom had not taken care of me, I would not have made it.
I will request that the king exonerate you and restore your position.
I have worked hard for him and he is an affectionate person.
I'm sure he will listen.
Restore me to my position?
I was someone who wanted the throne.
He will kill me as soon as he finds out that I'm alive.
Also, didn't you hear that So is marrying the princess?
It seems that the king is going to abdicate the throne to So.
I am opposed to So sitting on the throne as well.
However, I cannot take your side if you plan on revolting against the king.
Committing treason once is more than enough.
What a foolish thing to say.
A successful plot of treason is not treason at all.
I will sit on that throne. I...
may lose once, but never twice.
I am a loyal subject of the king.
You may be my brother, but I will not stand idly by.
The king has completely lost his mind!
They say he killed an assassin in his room.
The truth is...
he was hallucinating and he killed a court lady.
A person like that...
or even a person he chooses...
do you really want to leave Goryeo in their hands?
Is that what you want?
The king has forbidden entry and exit into and out of the palace at night.
It does not matter who it is. Catch whoever disobeys this rule.
I believe he entered the Damiwon.
There is nowhere he could have gone except this room.
Should we break the door down?
What is going on here?
Damiwon is not a place that you can enter so carelessly.
Please leave.
A man who jumped the palace wall was seen entering here.
We must search your room.
I was reading a book. I did not see anything.
Please search somewhere else.
Where do you think you are going?
I am the highest court lady of the Damiwon.
I serve the king directly.
I cannot let any random man into my room.
Move. I will check myself.
I do not want to.
It is the room of an unmarried girl.
Rather than go through that shame, I would die instead.
If you insist on entering, get the king's permission and return.
There will be no exceptions for anyone.
You are sure there is no one in your room?
Yes.
I am sure of it.
We will search elsewhere.
Yes.
Let's go.
Soo!
They could still be here.
Let me see.
You have a scratch on your neck.
Were you really going to stab yourself with this?
If they insisted on coming in, what else could I do?
Why would you bother going to such lengths?
You can just let me get caught.
Why would you say such a thing?
You've become more distant from the 4th Prince
so it's best not to have any run-ins.
You would've done this even if it were not me?
What?
Even if it were another brother, you would have helped out.
Right?
Of course, I would have.
If we end up splitting apart and fighting...
whose side will you take?
Why would I take sides?
Perhaps, I will be the referee.
You cannot expect us to go back to the days
of hanging out at the 8th Prince's home.
That's just your greed.
We have changed.
Soon, you will have to choose.
It is getting late.
Get a little sleep and leave once it gets quiet outside.
Even so...
I don't think I will be able to take anyone's side.
I do not want anyone to get hurt.
I'm going to make sure no one does.
It was Jung in your room last night, wasn't it?
That never happened.
I thought about breaking your door down all night. Do you know that?
Tell me the truth. It was Jung.
Give me some sort of explanation.
Why did you hide Jung?
Why don't you give me a proper explanation first, Your Highness?
Not just a poem, but an explanation that I can actually understand.
Why are you suddenly getting married?
Is it really like what people are saying?
Are you greedy for the throne?
That child...
If I had not done what I did
she would've been sent to Khitan as a hostage.
There was no other way except marriage.
Why didn't you tell me that to begin with?
Then I wouldn't have felt so upset.
Also...
Then I would have to ask you to endure again.
I know you hate multiple wives.
I tried my best to avoid marriage.
There was no other way.
So, what could I say to you and how?
Yesterday... it was Jung in my room.
It seemed like he forgot the rules and was practicing his martial arts.
Nothing happened.
Don't lie to me from now on.
No matter how bad and awful it is, you and I both want the truth.
What if there's something we don't want to say?
Then what do we do?
Just say you don't want to say it.
I really hate people being vague and lying.
That's what I'll do, then.
I won't lie either.
Then... are you not angry anymore?
Do you regret getting married?
I don't regret it.
I had no choice in order to protect the king.
The princess was sent away to Gaetaesa temple.
That was what we had decided on before we married.
Before...
you said that you loved someone.
Is that...
Jung?
Not at all. No.
On the day we went on the boat, you had something important to tell me.
You never did forget, did you?
What was it?
I...
love you.
Next time, don't forget it.
Is this not... a dream?
All this time...
I've been thinking about you.
I had been hoping...
that the wound you got from me wouldn't have healed yet.
That way...
you wouldn't have forgotten me.
I couldn't go to you because I thought seeing me would make you sad.
Wook.
What brings you here, Won?
I brought a guest who really wants to see you.
A guest?
It's been a long time, Wook.
I heard that you got Won to use mercury inside the Damiwon all this time.
It's the smart ones who turn out to be scary.
You see, I'm a very loyal person.
I could not ignore my third brother.
It seems like you have a lot to discuss with me.
Of course.
Talking all night would not be enough.
I have so much to say.
Attack!
Find the king. Hurry!
Yes, sir!
Jung, kill me first if you have to go.
Move. I must protect the king.
I don't want to see my sons fighting each other.
I can't see you die before my eyes again!
Mother!
Jung, your brother has to become king
in order for everything to go back in its rightful place.
Only then will Goryeo be stable and we will have peace.
Do you want me to die?
Where is the king?
Do you want to die?
Keep looking.
Please let me live.
Your Majesty! Your Majesty, what is it?
Your Majesty, Your Majesty! Are you all right?
Your Majesty, what is it?
Who is it? Let go of me! Let go!
Let go, let go!
Save me.
Your Majesty!
Your Majesty.
Something could go seriously wrong. Please get him out.
Please.
Your Majesty. Your Majesty!
Moo, you were destined to live your life floundering away like that.
If the late king knew you would live this way
he would not have chosen you to be king.
Your Majesty, please! Your Majesty, Your Majesty.
Your Majesty...
Your Majesty. Your Majesty!
It looks like it is over.
I may lose once.
I told you I would not lose twice.
You!
Stop!
Your Majesty.
Your Majesty?
Your Majesty.
Your Majesty?
Moo?
Moo, open your eyes.
Moo.
Moo!
I didn't kill him.
He was already addicted to poison and dying.
What?
That girl Hae Soo put mercury in the king's bath water.
The king did not get baths from anyone except you.
There is mercury in the bath water.
How did that happen?
I do not know anything about it.
I will give you two choices.
You can show your loyalty to our dead brother and die with the girl
or you can accept me and save the girl.
Of course, Hae Soo's crime of poisoning the king will remain.
Whenever I need to...
I will take her in for the crime of regicide.
Let Soo go now!
Wolves are known to follow one female wolf until death.
You are an animal, after all.
Won!
Make a choice.
Is it Hae Soo or...
the dead king?
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[Scarlet Heart: Ryeo]
Did you really kill our older brother?
Greetings to you, Your Majesty.
To make Wang Gyu's revolt a reality, we need to catch Eun now.
Don't you have a dog you can use, Your Majesty?
Catch them.
I will not.
You will have to.
Court Lady Hae Soo of the Damiwon has hidden Eun and his wife at the Damiwon.
Run! I'll stop them, so run.
Please let us go!
Soon Deok!