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[This drama is created with the background of the historical facts from the founding of Goryeo by Taejo Wang Geon until the rise of 4th King Gwang Jong.]
[Final Episode]
I'll show you something nice as your birthday present.
The king has forbidden us to have a wedding.
I still prepared something in secret.
Are you upset?
It is more than enough.
Do not worry.
I only wanted to get you out of the palace.
Even if we are married, I am only going to consider us friends.
I'm not worried about such things.
It is far away from the noisy main house, so it will be a quiet place to live.
It is close to my primary residence, so come by whenever you want.
Oh, and this...
Thank you for saying you wanted it.
[When the water has run dry, Sit and watch for the rising clouds.]
Damn!
Wow. Were you practicing your sword skills again?
I think you've practiced enough.
Here. Let's see how good you are to your husband.
That's good. Let's go inside now.
The court physician is retiring and I asked him to come by on his way home.
The doctor?
I'm all right though.
You suffered a lot, so you should see a doctor.
Let's go.
Even when you left the palace, I didn't feel the pulse of the baby.
- But now... - It was still very early.
You would not have known.
Baby? Then are you saying...
Like I warned you before
you have heart palpitations and your health is not good.
Because of your unborn baby, you have become weaker.
If you insist on keeping the baby--
I will be fine.
As long as the baby is safe, I do not care.
How can you say that?
You must keep this a secret.
Please delay going back home and stay here for the time being.
Yes.
My lady, you must never be out in the cold wind.
You should stay in bed if you can.
Baek Ah said their marriage was only a formality.
However...
look at this.
"The 14th Prince's wife watched him"
"practise his martial arts for a long time."
"They hold hands and care for one another."
Your Majesty, you know how Lady Soo is.
She has been friendly with Jung since she was young.
She has many bright aspects about her.
She's the type of person who does not care whether one is male or female.
Soo!
Why did you come out here? The cold wind can harm your baby...
Come on.
I told you not to worry and to sleep comfortably.
It's my first time sleeping in the same room as my wife.
Why do you keep telling me to leave?
Now that I look at you, I see that both you and I have aged.
A lot of time has passed.
If there are good times, there are bad times, too.
All of those days have passed, as well.
I have lived enough to learn that.
Do you remember when we first met?
Was it in the 8th Prince's library?
Or was it when I saved you?
You mean that time you came running in with that stick?
I was so shocked then.
I had never seen a girl so brave.
What about when you fought Eun?
I laughed whenever I thought about it.
Your hair was a mess and Eun had a big bruise on his head!
- You were still full of energy. - I was.
Why aren't you keeping your promise to sing for me on my birthday?
- I waited every year. - Oh dear.
All right. I will sing for you this year.
Do you remember?
You snuck into the Damiwon and spied on us bathing.
Why would you have done such a thing?
If you think about it, you've been sly since you were young.
That's very unfair.
I was so shocked back then that I didn't even see a thing.
Do not lie! You saw everything, right?
I really couldn't see.
What's wrong with my body?
From now on, I do not need to hear updates about Jung and Hae Soo.
Make sure I do not hear anything about those two.
Finally, there's just the two of us now,
away from the palace.
Just you and I...
me and you.
Now I can forget about truth and lies,
misunderstandings and jealousy,
and the precarious fight for the throne and deaths
and just devote my time
on loving you.
[Approximately six months later]
What about my wife? Why was the baby born so early?
Your daughter is still healthy.
She is just so pretty.
This child was stillborn.
Do you understand?
Take her to the wet nurse.
You must watch what you say.
Don't worry about the baby.
She is so beautiful and healthy. She sure is blessed.
I got her the best wet nurse in the area.
That's a relief.
So stop worrying about the baby and worry about yourself.
You need to get your health back as soon as you can.
I have a favor to ask.
[To: His Majesty]
Do you want to show the king your baby?
I...
want to see him.
All right.
Send this to the king. Tell him to read it as soon as possible.
Yes.
Wait!
To think, my wife's calligraphy is identical to the king's.
It will look strange.
[To: His Majesty From: Wang Jung]
We have to differentiate the distribution of rice to the clans.
If they have less,
they'll have less standing.
All that the clans have can be reduced to
land and slaves.
Your Majesty, the 14th Prince has sent you a letter.
He isn't getting tired of sending the letters.
Aren't you even going to read it?
I'm sure it's full of resentment towards me.
I don't want to read it and feel bad.
He said he had a message for you, Your Majesty.
He even sent someone.
Do I look like I have the time to meet someone like that?
Forgive me.
Is he not here yet?
I have sent so many.
Does he hate me that much?
Please send someone there.
If you send him my message, he will come.
I did, but...
Yes, I forgot. I will send someone.
Let's go outside. You need to feel happy to get better.
I brought over the most famous musicians from Songak.
I brought peony flowers, too.
Don't you want to see them?
- Peonies? - Yes.
Is there a song you want to hear, in particular?
Play a song you're best at.
There was a court lady the king loved.
This is the song they say made him fall in love with her.
The king?
I would like to hear it.
Even in the midst
of a harsh, biting wind
Do you still smile because of the handful of sunshine?
Even among the heartless people
that pass you by in a hurry,
Do you still smile because of the handful of friends you have?
If you ever find a place where there is no loneliness,
Please take me there with you.
My friend, my dear friend,
Thank you for being you.
I love you.
My dear friend,
Thank you for being you.
Long ago...
you promised that you would treat my life as if it were your life.
Do you remember that?
My daughter...
in my place...
I need you to protect her.
You cannot let her go to the palace.
Why would you say such things?
He will not be coming.
Soo.
In your next life...
you'll remember me, won't you?
I'm going to forget you.
I will forget everything.
Even in my dreams...
all of you.
Soo...
would not hate me this much.
Apparently, she had been sending you letters, Your Majesty.
Haven't you read them?
Life is like a dream.
Right and wrong. Love and hate.
They all get buried with the passing of time and leave quietly with no trace.
Do you still think that you don't have my whole heart
and resent me?
I'm always worried that
I may have left you with hatred instead of love,
not allowing you to rest in peace.
I still love you.
When you gave up everything and stood by me in the rain...
When you threw your body in the way of a flying arrow to protect me...
you became someone I could never forget in my life.
I came to realize that the opposite of loving
is not hating,
but leaving.
I'm afraid you may think
that I left you
and that you left me.
I yearn for you so much,
but I can't be near you. I yearn for you so much,
but I can't be near you.
I hope and wait to see you again inside these fences,
I'll be waiting for you... every day.
Soo!
Where is Soo? Where is she?
Soo...
Stop playing around and come out. Soo...
Soo! Where are you?
Where are you!
Soo, Soo!
What have you been doing this entire time?
Don't pretend to be sad now.
It is all your fault.
Your name was written on the envelopes.
I didn't know Soo's letters were inside.
I did that because your handwriting was so similar to hers.
Still, you must have known Soo was dying.
I know you had someone keeping an eye on this house.
You were sharing a room with Soo and getting along so well.
He stopped getting any reports on you two.
Soo... let's go.
Let's go.
No. You can't. She's my wife!
Move.
Soo may be dead, but she's my person.
Jung, you ought to know! You should know better than anyone.
You know who Soo would want to be with.
If you truly consider Soo a friend, do not fight with the king any longer.
Hae Soo spent her life caught between all of us.
She couldn't do this or that.
Knowing that, are you going to make Hae Soo even sadder?
You didn't actually...
Soo.
How foolish of you.
I'm not alone, so I'll be fine.
You're here, Your Highness, so why am I alone?
I won't leave.
I... won't leave.
Let me go!
I am someone who could have been king.
If you're going to kill me, hang me in front of the Cheondeokjeon!
Are you telling me to kill myself?
What?
Did the king send you to confirm whether I die or not?
I'm here to deliver something to you.
Hae Soo requested it.
She died a long time ago.
She asked in her will that I deliver Chae Ryung's letter to you.
I can't do anything more for you.
I'm sorry.
I know the end is coming soon.
Can I use this chance
and go to you, Your Highness?
I don't know when I'll be allowed to leave the palace again.
I am just a person who couldn't stop loving once I started.
I'm a foolish person like that.
Chae Ryung doesn't regret it.
I don't resent anyone.
Whether there is value in doing something or not...
that is something only you can answer for yourself.
Stupid girl.
Why don't you hate me?
Why?
[Great Prince Hyo Eun Wang Won, executed for treason]
My father will catch you.
You're Wook's daughter, aren't you?
I'm your uncle. Your 13th uncle.
Liar. You look like a wandering musician.
I'm telling the truth.
What's your name?
My name? It's Bok Soon.
What's your name? Zhong Ja Gi?
- Bok Soon. - Woo Hee!
We have to go to our dorms now.
Oh, okay.
Bok... Soon?
Is that a zhen mu shou talisman?
Where did you get it?
I don't know. I've always had it.
It's my favorite thing.
Right in this moment, I wish I wasn't a daughter of Baekje.
With all my heart...
I am your companion.
I heard you still have no plans to marry and you spend your time in the fields.
If there were no excitement, how weary would life be?
The king has spent his time reading
the "Essentials of Government in the Zhenguan Reign."
He is wielding his sword now.
He is freeing the slaves and restoring them to their former status.
It is taking power away from the noble class families.
You still have great interest in the palace, as always.
I am only observing.
It is So.
I am curious to see what kind of king he will become.
I wonder...
perhaps, Goryeo has the most powerful king in its history.
He has had to give up that much, as well.
Lately...
there are faces I can't stop thinking about.
Do you still miss Hae Soo?
I don't know.
I was always... giving my heart.
But I was always making mistakes.
I only realized that now.
It is his birthday.
How can you not go to Ju even once?
It is more than enough for you to go to him.
He fears his own father.
You treat him like he is your competition, Your Majesty.
You've already gotten rid of your nephews Gyeongchunwon and Heunghwagoong.
You should at least trust your son.
Look here, Queen.
I know very well about people who hide their true selves behind invisible masks.
Both you and that child...
I know very well that you will come after me someday.
So... you still only remember her?
Hae Soo was the only one who spoke of all people being equal.
You are emancipating those taken into slavery because you can't forget her.
Did you think I wouldn't know?
Suppose I am.
However, even if you do know
will anything change?
Now that I think about it, I think I understand why Hae Soo left.
I think I know why.
Dad!
You'll hurt yourself.
Ow! Ouch!
You bumped into me.
Who are you?
Dad!
Hello, Your Majesty.
You are not supposed to leave Chungju, yet you come to the palace?
It's the anniversary of Soo's death.
Forgive me.
I lost my mind for a moment. This won't happen again.
Is she your child?
Yes.
Your family asked permission for you to marry and I recall consenting to it.
However...
your child is very grown.
How old is she?
I'm sure you're busy managing the country.
Why bother with my child?
Come along.
Stop.
Leave the child.
I cannot do so unless you kill me.
Really?
For this child...
she asked that she does not live in the palace.
It is so scary and lonely.
She said she did not want her here.
That is all Hae Soo worried about until the moment she died.
14th Prince, Wang Jung.
I release you from your exile to your hometown.
I'd like it if you came to the palace every now and then.
Do you want to leave that badly?
Yes.
I can't help but think of him.
You promised me otherwise.
You said you were not anyone's person, but the king's person.
Yes.
However, I think my king was one person.
He was a brother and a friend to me.
He was a monarch.
In regards to Lady Hae Soo, I don't think she was from this world.
When you think back on things, there are many instances you realize it.
You need to forget her.
If you long for a person you cannot reach, you'll end up like me.
Then, should I call you my person?
You are my only queen.
Why am I like this again?
Seriously, who is he that I'm like this?
[Goryeo Era Makeup Culture]
Goryeo was influenced by Buddhism to wash the eyes and take baths.
Also, it was an era when bath products and makeup started to develop.
Song Dynasty writer So Kung traveled to Goryeo and wrote in his book...
I've been having the same dream for almost one year.
He's a man with a long scar on his face like this.
He hides it with a mask like this.
He was dressed in olden day clothes, too.
It's because you came back from death.
You nearly drowned, passed out, then woke up after a year.
I'm totally fine now.
I don't know why when I dream about him...
I end up crying so much.
They had a powder treatment that was similar to the modern facial pack.
They could go to the Byukrando market to get things from Bulgaria.
They would get roses from Bulgaria.
It is amazing that they were able to create makeup from roses.
Hello, there.
[Go Ha Jin]
- Is your last name Go? - What?
Yes. I'm Go Ha Jin.
Did you know that the last name Go was Hae in the Goryeo era?
Oh, really?
We happen to be selling makeup from the Goryeo era.
That's a fun coincidence.
There is no such thing as a coincidence.
Things only return to their original place.
What?
It smells a lot like roses here.
Ah, that's because our products have a lot of rose oil in them.
Especially this serum here.
It's made with Bulgarian rose oil in houttuynia cordata extract.
Bulgarian rose oil. You didn't use that, did you?
- Are you all right? - Huh?
It's nothing.
It's good for your skin if you use this regularly.
Oh, did you know they had something like BB cream during the Goryeo era?
Men use it a lot these days.
You'd better prepare yourself now.
I will never let you go.
I think you need to rest.
What's wrong with me?
You shouldn't be here. Don't worry about it and go home.
I'll take care of it.
I'm sorry.
[Goryeo Era Paintings]
Catch them now!
Gwangjong?
It wasn't a dream.
It's not a dream.
You are very benevolent, Your Majesty.
Don't worry. I'll save you.
Wow! You're going to enjoy this all by yourself, Eun?
She is mine. I said, she is mine.
You'd better prepare yourself now.
I will never let you go.
The moment you touched my face...
I decided I would never let you go.
[Name was So.] [Emancipation of slaves taken in war.]
[Gwangjong was a good and wise king.]
[Extensive purge]
Now, you will no longer be remembered in history as a bloody monarch.
I will help you.
I'm sorry.
I'm sorry for leaving you alone.
Sorry...
Sorry.
I'm sorry.
Our 8th brother...
has passed away.
There are no more people to meet, so I will be leaving again.
Please be well.
Fleeting life.
The late King Taejo's last words were that life is fleeting.
It is all short and in vain.
He said that life is so short.
But I think that he was wrong.
You and I are together like this, so how could it be in vain?
I feel nervous whenever you have that facial expression.
I feel like you're going to leave me and go far away.
What are you afraid of? What are you hiding?
It's just...
I feel anxious every day while I live here.
Every step that I take...
I feel I must be cautious, like I'm walking on thin ice.
Sometimes, I feel like I cannot breathe.
Even though you have me?
You still feel that way?
If we had met in another world and at another time
I was thinking how great that would have been.
If only that could be...
I wouldn't fear anything.
I could freely...
Truly, I could freely love you all I wanted.
If we are not from the same world...
I will find you.
My... Soo.
My knee hurts a little.
Here. Get on my back.
You should get up.
It's all right.
Here we go.
- I'm going now. - All right.
- Let's go. - Here we go.
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