01x35 & 01x36 - The Emperor Abandons the Empress/Yu Ra Teams Up with the Empress Dowager

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"'I k*lled her.

I pushed her in and k*lled her!

I wasn't trying to k*ll her.'

That's when the duchess,
Spencer's mother came and said this."

Calm down, Your Majesty!

The Empress

passed away due to a heart attack.

You were never here. Do you understand?

"However, they didn't know this.

The faithful butler of the Spencer family

had taken her body away that night."

Enough!

Is that

how my daughter died?

Who in the world

k*lled Empress So-hyeon?

Why did

my daughter die?

Look who's here. It's you, Mr. Byeon.

But why are you suddenly asking
why Empress So-hyeon's died?

She passed away due to a heart attack...

If she had a heart attack,

then why did you cremate her body
so quickly? What were you afraid of?

Empress So-hyeon

died from drowning.

Isn't that so, Empress Dowager?

I heard you've been

suffering from mental illness
ever since your daughter passed.

But I didn't think it was this bad.

Chief Cheon, what are you doing?

Get this man out of here.

No, what he said is correct.

I saw everything.

Empress So-hyeon died
from drowning in a pond in the palace.

-Really?
-Yoon.

What right do you have
to meddle with this?

Of course, I have the right.

I heard you're having
a meeting with the author here.

I'm the real Vincent Lee,
the author of this book.

You must be insane. Prince Yoon!

-Prince?
-Tell me the truth.

Who's the real culprit?

Who pushed Empress So-hyeon into the pond?

What are you doing?

On what ground did you write
such an absurd book?

I only wrote down what I saw.

Seven years ago,

I saw Empress So-hyeon's dead body
by the pond after she drowned to death.

And I saw His Majesty and Mother
next to her.

I do not know why she drowned.

But it's clear they forged
the cause of her death.

That's the real reason
why I wrote this novel.

It's belated, but I must know the truth
behind my daughter's wrongful death.

Who's the real culprit?

Then is this novel a true story?

How much of it are the truth
and how much are made up?

-Tell us.
-Is this true?

Is this true?

Make sure they all keep their mouths shut.

What's going on?

Hello, are you okay?

You conned me.

I'll follow her.

Okay.

Don't you have
something to say to me, Your Highness?

I apologize, Your Majesty.

You told me to stop Prince Yoon
and Byeon Baek-h* from entering.

It's all my fault
as the chief of imperial guards.

I will take responsibility and resign.

What are you talking about?

Everything is a mess around me,
and you're going to leave?

You can't.
You're the only one I can trust.

Don't ever say that again.

It'll be all over for me once you leave.

I feel so ashamed
because it seems like I'm giving you

such a tough time, Your Majesty.

It's not your fault!

Everything happened because of Yoon.

How can he write such a novel
unless he became a lunatic?

And now, My Empress knows.

She must be deeply disappointed in me.

Are you out of your mind, Mr. Byeon?

Why did you suddenly show up
to disclose this ancient history?

She already turned into ashes.
What can you do anyway?

My precious child died a wrongful death.

Time isn't going to mend such a pain.

And my wife died of shock too!

Life has been
nothing but tormenting for me.

I'm so relieved I can expose this now.

And

I did it through your son's novel.

Even if you dig deeper,

it'll only hurt you.

Do I have to tell you
that she committed suicide?

She drowned herself in the pond

when her affair with her bodyguard
got exposed.

Watch your mouth!
How dare you say something so disgusting?

Did you forget about Kang Ju-seung?

Do you want the whole world to know

that she bore his child too?

We covered up her death with a lie
to keep her honor.

How dare you cause a scene here?

Do not insult my late daughter.

I will never forgive until the day I die.

I'll destroy you, Empress Dowager.

I will blow up

this darned Imperial House.

You old fogey can't do anything.

There's no evidence. Absolutely nothing.

Do you have anything to do
with what happened today?

Is that why you suddenly made me
read the excerpt?

The Empress Dowager promoted
the entire event today,

so I had no idea.

Why did she do something so unnecessary?

Do you really have

something to do
with Empress So-hyeon's death?

And is it true
that she drowned because of you?

If that's true...

No, I didn't k*ll her.
It's all because of Mother.

What do you mean?

What did she do?

She said Empress So-hyeon is
having an affair

with a guard named Kang Ju-seung.

She said the twins aren't my kids either.

Is that why you did that?

Did you really

push her into the pond?

No. No. Why would I do that?

Empress So-hyeon and my children died

all because of Mother!

His Majesty said that?

He said everything is my fault?

He said you deceived him

and caused the death
of Empress So-hyeon and his children.

He blames you for everything.

That... That idiot. What is this nonsense?

Does he know how much I ran around
trying to cover up what he did?

It's all thanks to me
he lived in peace for seven years!

Pardon?

I'm heading over to his place.

Her Majesty is with him right now.

What?

He told this to Oh Sunny too?

You'll calm down if you have some hot tea.

Thank you, My Empress.

I was afraid you would hate me for good.

But I'm so glad
you listen to what I'm saying

and believe in me.

Will you please

forgive me for every single wrongdoing

I've done to you?

I liked you for over ten years.

How can I hate you that easily?

And in such a time of difficulty,

I should be your support.

You can't be his support
as a mere empress.

-Chief Cheon.
-Yes, Your Majesty.

Take her back to her place.

I have nothing to hear or say.

What did you say?

Are you willing to abandon your mother
who lived her entire life for you?

And in front of Oh Sunny?

Who do you think put you on the throne?

It's me. It's your mother.

Enough is enough.

How long will you boss around your son?

Shut up.

This isn't your place to speak up.

I'm his wife
and the Empress of this country.

Do you plan on

coming between us
like you did with Empress So-hyeon?

-You brat.
-Empress.

What are you doing?

She's my woman.

Your Majesty.

Chief Cheon,
get her out of here right now.

This is an imperial order.

-Your Majesty.
-Let me escort you, Your Highness.

Let me go! He can't do this to me.

Your Majesty. Your Majesty!

I'm not done talking to him.

Let me go! Please!

You almost broke my wrist.

I apologize.
His Majesty got a bit too worked up.

Forget it.

You must report everything he does to me.

I'm sure I don't need to tell you
what to do

in order to survive here.

-Yes, don't worry.
-Good.

Your cheek is still red.

Why don't I get a doctor...

I'm all right. Don't worry about me.

Instead,

you have to show her
that you aren't her puppet anymore.

You're right.

I've been living like a fool.

I'll never let her control me again.

You must talk to me
when there's a difficulty.

You must keep your distance
from the Empress Dowager.

I'll do that.

Have you read Prince Yoon's novel?

You have to read it

and know the story
to make a counter-argument.

But of course, I trust you.

That darned novel.

All right.
I'll start reading that tonight.

Please excuse me.

I'm rather tired. I need to get some rest.

Oh, okay.

My Empress, get a good rest.

Are you angry?

Yes, very much.

Why did you let her hit you like a fool?

And Lee Hyeok, that jerk...

Why did you cover for her?

Because

I needed to make him
trust me and depend on me.

You know that already.

I do, but I hate it.

What?

I don't like how you cover for Lee Hyeok.

I hate how you got hit
by the Empress Dowager because of him,

I hate seeing you take his side,
and I hate how you're in pain.

But what I hate the most is

how I can't do anything
but watch you suffer like an idiot.

It drives me crazy because of anger!

Can you

just leave the palace?

I'll expose the Grand Empress Dowager
and Ms. Hong's case.

You should run far away
and live in happiness.

Please live a normal life
like everyone else. Please?

It didn't hurt that much.

I have a strong lower body,
so I stood straight.

Come with me.
We have to start doing something.

Self-defense?

You have to protect yourself

if you don't want to get hit
like you just did.

You must become stronger.

Yes.

I'm turning you over.

Three, four. One.

And go.

You must survive, Your Majesty.

Even if a moment comes
when I can't protect you anymore.

Six. And hold.

No way.

Again!

My temperature won't drop.

Should I get some fresh air?

It's so pretty.

They're here to protect you
when I'm not here.

THEY'RE HERE TO PROTECT YOU
WHEN I'M NOT HERE

Thank you, Mr. Na.

Yoon, you jerk.

How much do you know?

Your Majesty.

The Board of Imperial Inspection
came to investigate.

What? The Board of Imperial Inspection?

I didn't want to say this to you,

but I can't help it.

Empress So-hyeon

didn't die of a heart attack.

She drowned to death.

Then is the novel

true?

She drowned,

but she k*lled herself.

She was in an illegitimate relationship

with Agent Kang Ju-seung.

When His Majesty found out,

she made an extreme choice out of shame.

Then

why did you lie
and said it was a heart attack?

It was the final courtesy
the Imperial House showed

to keep her honor.

However, it seems like
Prince Yoon had a misunderstanding

and began to write this novel
on pure speculation.

He really looked up to Empress So-hyeon.

I think

it'll be better for us
to wrap up the case right here.

Your Majesty.

I apologize
for my rude behavior last time.

I'm sorry, Your Majesty.

I misunderstood the situation
and thought you hated Princess A-ri.

She's like my daughter.

Why would I hate her?

And please cooperate
with the investigation

for Empress So-hyeon's death.

You were her best friend.

Of course, I will.

I also want to know who did this.

Who in the world
would k*ll that nice girl?

It makes my blood boil
whenever I think about it.

I'm sure we'll soon find out

the truth everyone wants to know.

-Aren't these that novel?
-Yes.

-The second book tells the truth?
-It's about the Imperial House, right?

It's apparently their story.

Why did you send away
the members of the Inspection Board?

Why? Do you have anything to say?

Will you tell the truth
and say that you k*lled her?

Mother!

I had a good talk and sent them away.

You can just thank me.

I have a question.

Did you really cremate her back then?

What do you mean?

According to the novel,

her body might be buried somewhere.

What if Yoon knows everything?

What if her body is found?

Pull yourself together!

There's no time to worry
over some delusion.

We cremated her
in a coffin made with paulownia

at the Imperial Crematorium.

Her body cannot be found,

and it has been seven long years!

So why did you

tell me that lie?

Only if you hadn't deceived me
with her affair...

You're the one who k*lled her.
Why are you blaming me?

If you really trusted her,

you should have believed her
no matter what anyone said.

Is that your excuse?

Did you hate seeing me happy?

My life

became a mess because of you.

Empress So-hyeon and my children

were k*lled by you.

I never lifted a finger.

I didn't do anything wrong.

I do not trust you anymore.

The more you try to kick Sunny out,

the more I'll protect her.

Even if she treats me less than a human,

I'll never leave her for life.

What can she do for you?

You're just a shell.

You can't keep your throne
if it wasn't for me.

Let me make myself clear.

As of today,

I give up on living as your son.

You lost one of your children today.

Your Majesty.

Your Majesty!

Fine.

Then I'll have to abandon you too.

Ms. Choe.

-Ms. Choe!
-Yes, Your Highness.

Where's Min Yu-ra?

Get Empress So-hyeon's urn

and have it analyzed as soon as possible.

All of a sudden? Her urn?

I can't trust anybody.

I'll find out the truth one by one.

Court Lady Min Yu-ra is

here to officially greet Your Highness.

Dr. Seo still has his skills.

Your outfit fits you
better than I thought.

Thank you
for letting me return to the palace.

I'll let you thank me
after you keep your promise.

You promised you will catch Na Wang-sik.

Did you find his brother?

Don't worry.

I already planted someone.
It'll be only a matter of time.

And I won't just bring him to you.
I'll bring the entire Emperor's Hall.

What?

I'm saying you will soon grab

all the authorities
over the Imperial House.

You're a cheeky girl.

I've been abandoned by His Majesty.

I will use the remainder of my life
helping you destroy him.

I look forward to it.

What is this nonsense? Min Yu-ra is back?

Goodness!

What is this absurd scene?

What's going on?

It has been a long time, Your Majesty.

I'm Min Yu-ra,
a court lady for the Empress Dowager.

There's no need to make a fuss.
I brought her here.

Why are you here?

What are you trying to do, Mother?

How can you bring

a woman like that back here?

That's an aggressive way of welcoming her.

You should greet each other.
It's not like you're strangers.

Chief Cheon, drag her out right now.

Yes, Your Majesty.

Stop.

She may have been your subordinate,
but she's mine now.

Do not be rude to her.

Mother.

Have you always been this cold?

I mean, she was once your woman.

You're way too cold.

Yu-ra must've been heartbroken.

I am so grateful for your understanding,

-Your Highness.
-Shut your mouth.

Get out of my palace.

No, I shouldn't have left you alive.

If you're going to kick her out,
you'll kick out Chief Cheon too.

What are you doing right now?

If your subordinates are dear to you,
so are mine to me.

We must show respect for one another.

What should I do?

I'm sick and tired of
taking care of people you throw out.

I took in Yu-ra and she's mine now.

I will not sit around
if you lay a hand on her again.

Remember that, Empress.

Why do you go down that low
just to survive in here?

It seemed like
I'm still useful to someone.

Isn't that a good reason to live?

Then I will see you later, Your Majesty.

And Your Majesty.

How's the remodeling plan
for our 10th anniversary going?

Of course. We plan on adding
cultural and experiential areas

to live up to its name
as a multiplex shopping center.

You're the best, Ms. Oh.

Yes. I'll report back
as soon as we have a draft.

Anyway, is something going on?

You looked very happy for a few days,
but you won't even smile today.

Did you get into a fight with Mr. Helmet?

-We broke up.
-What?

What's the reason?

You two adored each other so much!

I found out the secret about his family.

What's his family like? Dysfunctional?

There are murderers in his family.

His mom is a m*rder*r
and so is his older brother.

My goodness. What a con man.

He must be insane.

How dare he hide that and hit on you?

You're right. That's why
he goes around with a helmet on.

He should be damned!

I guess you avoided something worse
before things got more serious.

Hey, you.

Yoon, what brings you here? Goodness.

We need to talk.

What? Why do you two need to talk?

I have nothing to say to you.

Everything is over already.

I'm not done. We need to talk.

Wait, Yoon was Mr. Helmet?

My goodness, then my family is

that murderous family?

What are you doing?

I don't want to hear a word from you.

I wouldn't have dated you
if I couldn't take the responsibility.

That's how important you are to me.

Then can you leave your princeship,

cut off the Imperial House,
and then come to be with me?

Can you do that?

Don't ever say
the word "responsibility" that easily.

You look cowardly.

I will. I'll abandon them.

But not now.

Not because I want to live as a prince,
but because I have more things to do.

I need to find out the truth about
Empress So-hyeon and Grandmother's death.

And I need to protect Her Majesty.
To do that, I need power.

I can only help her
with my stupid title as a prince.

So can you give me a little more time?

I will make sure I come back to you.

If you said
you'll abandon everything right now,

I wasn't going to see you again.

-Hello.
-Thank you.

Please be my sister's support.

Go get acknowledged

as the only sane person
of that darned Imperial Family.

Then I'll take you back.

My goodness, my sad life.
He was far from my lucky charm.

I had no idea he was the younger brother
of that jerk, Lee Hyeok.

My goodness. This is so unfair.

Grandfather, are you ill?

Will you stop talking to me?
I want to be left alone.

Get out. Get out of here.

Na Dong-sik. It's been a while.

It has been a while, Dong-sik.

I want to go back to my grandfather.

He's not your grandfather.

Stop crying!

If you don't stop crying,

you'll never see that old man
and your brother again.

You shouldn't lie to me, should you?

Why didn't you tell me
your brother is alive?

I told you to stop crying!

If you want to see him again,

do as I say from now on.

I'll go with you.

Dong-sik will be fine, so don't worry.

I'm sure it was Min Yu-ra.

If she sent him away again,
I won't let her...

I won't let that happen. Never.

Yes?

I found his location.

Where is he?

The palace.

What do you mean?

Why? Do you know him?

Dong-sik.

If you ever see Wang-sik outside,

don't ever say his name
or seem like you know him.

If you do, he might get hurt.

Aren't you the Empress? You are.

What?

Yes.

Who is he?

He's a boy the Empress Dowager is
planning on supporting.

He's from the Imperial Orphanage.

The orphanage?

I will see you later.

I want to go home.

I don't want to stay here, Yu-ra.

You can't go anywhere
without my permission.

And you cannot meet anyone.

Do you understand?

Report to me immediately
if anyone approaches that boy.

Especially if it's someone
who's tall and has a big build.

No, he might look different now.

Do not lower your guard
and keep your eyes on him.

Goodness, no.

I didn't see you there.
I'm sorry, Your Majesty.

Are you trying to leave?

These are very precious beads
that'll decorate the Emperor's Hall.

You don't care if he gets angry?

I'm sorry.
I don't work for him any longer.

I heard he adores you so much nowadays.

I believe he'll be even more thrilled
to know you picked these up yourself.

Please excuse me.

Stop.

Your Highness.

That is not how you should
talk to my mother.

The order of rank is clear in the palace!

How dare a mere court lady
go against the Empress's order?

I heard you got kicked out of the palace
after lying all the time.

Are you still out of your mind?

I'm sorry, Princess.
The Empress Dowager just called me.

Pick these up.

-Excuse me?
-Pick up the beads right now.

These will decorate His Majesty's hall!

These are very precious beads
given to us by the Thai Imperial Family,

and there are exactly 152 of them.

He really loves these,
so it has to be exactly 152.

You heard her.

A total of 152 beads.

A hundred and fifty-two.

Pick up every single one
without missing anything,

then hand it to my mother.

If you don't, I will tell my father

and get you out of your uniform.

What are you doing? Give me a hand.

Come here, Princess.

There are some over here.

And there.

Wang-sik, are you okay?

I'm okay. Are you all right?

Yes, I didn't say anything.

I kept my mouth shut

because I didn't want you
or Grandfather getting hurt.

I'm sorry.

It's all because I'm a fool.
I'm sorry, Dong-sik.

Wang-sik, may I go home now?

Not right now.

But I'll protect you by your side.
Don't worry.

I'll protect you from all harm.

So can you hold out a little longer?

-Yes.
-Good boy, Dong-sik. Come here.

Someone just came by, right? Who was it?

No, no one came.

Stop lying.
It was your brother, wasn't it?

Did you meet him or not?
Tell me the truth!

I didn't. I'm serious.
He didn't come here.

What is this?

If the Empress bought him time
by spilling the beads,

does this mean
she's in league with Na Wang-sik?

And take off your jacket.
Don't you feel stuffy?

This is the chief imperial guard's badge.

Why do you have this?

I picked it up on the floor
on my way in here.

It looked so cool.

You picked it up? This?

He lost the badge
which His Majesty gave him?

Cheon U-bin, did you?

Cheon U-bin seems suspicious.

Find out everything you can
regarding his family,

hometown, friends, or whatever.

He's either a part of
the opposition for the Imperial Family

or related to Na Wang-sik.

Yes.

I'll make sure I find out who he is.

Min Yu-ra almost got you.

Why did she bring him here?

She probably made a deal
with the Empress Dowager.

She's using him as bait to catch me.

Wasn't it enough
that she abandoned her kid once?

How can she use him for her own survival?

I'm worried about what will happen.

Lee Hyeok doesn't know, does he?

That Dong-sik is Na Wang-sik's brother.

If he finds out,

he wouldn't let him live.

You brought the kid here for now.

So what's your plan?

That kid's watch had
a positioning tracker.

He probably figured out
that his brother is in here,

so he'll show himself very soon.

He wouldn't come that easily.

I'm sure he knows this is a trap.

He'll come knowing that he may die.

That's how much he adores his brother.

Don't worry, Your Highness.

Na Wang-sik is right around the corner.

"The butler took Mrs. Spencer's dead body

and buried her
in the freesia garden out front,

along with the blue sapphire necklace

she got as a wedding gift."

No, that can't be true.

Empress So-hyeon was definitely cremated.

Your Majesty, I have the analysis
of Empress So-hyeon's remains.

What does it say?

They ran a DNA test,

and it wasn't human ashes.

What?

THE ASHES DO NOT HAVE ANY HUMAN DNA

Then

where's Empress So-hyeon?

Are you all right?

This isn't good. I need to meet Yoon.

How much did you see on that day?

I guess you finished the novel,
Your Majesty.

Just answer my question.

Did you really take away her body
from the crematorium?

Why? Are you nervous
because it might be true?

Did you see her get cremated?
Do you still trust Mother?

If you want to know the truth,
you must give up one of your cards.

Who k*lled Empress So-hyeon?

Was it you or Mother?

Is it that difficult to accept?

Did you ever love her?

Not as an emperor of a nation,

but you should be ashamed as a man,
a husband, and a father!

You'll find everything I wanted to say
in the novel.

It's up to you to trust it or not.

Let's have some sandwiches.

Nice to meet you. I'm Princess A-ri.

Nice to meet you too. I'm Dong-sik.

Is Her Majesty your Mama?

"Mama"? What are you saying?

What kind of language is this?

He's speaking in a dialect, Princess.

Is there a language
that I do not know about?

Hey, where are you from?

I'm from Bichwi Island,
an island down in Jeolla Province.

You probably had no idea.

"Jeolla"?

Are you teasing me?

There's no way I can't understand you
because I'm gifted with language!

It's not like I'm talking in another
language. What's so dang hard about this?

Don't you understand Korean?

Bless your heart, little girl.

"Bless my heart"?
What do you mean by that?

What?

Do Mother and even the court ladies
all understand except for me?

This is k*lling my pride.

Who is this kid? How come he speaks
a language better than me?

Goodness.

I'm glad you made a good friend,
Princess A-ri.

All right, after we eat this,

-what we should do?
-Dong-sik can't join.

He must go
because he has another schedule.

He's not going anywhere!

I need to learn this dialect.

Jeolla, Mama, bless your heart, and dang.

I'll learn everything today.

My Empress.

What brings you here at this hour?

I was worried about you.

Why can't you tell me?

Stop worrying,

and tell me everything.

Did you read the novel?

That last part really feels ominous.

How the butler took Mrs. Spencer's body

and buried her in the freesia garden.

It's a novel, so it can't be true.

But I looked around

for a freesia garden
within the palace ground just in case.

-There's no way.
-Exactly.

I heard you burned up

all the freesias in the palace.

But there was one. Really.

What do you mean?

I saw a freesia garden

in the Empress Dowager's flower garden.

No, it can't be.

I'm sure you saw something wrong.

There's no way.

They definitely looked like
freesias to me.

I'm sorry.

You're probably troubled as is.
I shouldn't have said that.

Don't drink too much.

What if you become ill?

-Yes.
-I'll get going.

How can there be any freesias here?

It can't be true.

Did you see her get cremated?

It wasn't human ashes.

I saw some freesias
in the Empress Dowager's flower garden.

Lee Hyeok made a move, Prince Yoon.

Freesias.

Freesias.

Where is it? Where is she?

Where did you hide Empress So-hyeon?

What are you looking for?

Are you looking for
Empress So-hyeon's body, whom you k*lled?

What's the truth about that day?

Are you really the one who k*lled her?

What have you done?

I really can't believe this.

Were you trying to destroy the evidence?

I don't know.

I don't know!

Empress So-hyeon isn't here.

I buried her in the yard
of the Empress's Hall.

Dead bodies do not tell lies.

We'll find decisive evidence on her body.

What?

You jerk...

Quickly!

This way!

Line!

POLICE

-Get it out.
-What's in there?

-I got it
-We got it.

-Goodness!
-Whoa!

Stop taking pictures!

-What's that?
-What is that?

What is this?

What is that?

-What?
-What's that?

Through a DNA test,

The human remains found
in the yard of Ihwa Palace was

identified as Empress So-hyeon,

who died seven years ago.

Ms. Park, earlier this morning,
Emperor Lee Hyeok

attempted to find her dead body

by going through a freesia garden.

-Is this true?
-Yes, it is.

And the petition that demands
the truth from the Emperor is

growing exponentially.

The Imperial House cut off

any outside contact at the moment
by using the instability

of Emperor Lee Hyeok as the reason,

which is worsening
the suspicion of the people.

I see.

Now, the Imperial House claimed

that Empress So-hyeon committed suicide

after her affair with Agent Kang.

Is their assertion true?

Or was she k*lled by the Imperial House?

We will find out after the investigation.

The police will find out
the exact cause of death...

Empress So-hyeon was
having an affair with Kang Ju-seung?

That can't be true.

They will summon Prince Lee Yoon

as a testifier for the investigation.

KANG JU-SEUNG

Seo g*ng-hui definitely knows something.

You idiot.

You ended up making a mess
out of the Imperial House.

I can't let this go on.

Did you call for me, Your Highness?

Do you have anything else to say to me?

Take a seat.

You'll need to bear a witness.

Testify that you saw

His Majesty pushing
Empress So-hyeon into the pond.

Now that we're here,

I'll need to drive this home.

Will you really abandon His Majesty?

I can't do that.
Why should I tell such a lie?

If you do as I say,

A-ri won't be just a Crown Princess.

I'll turn her into
the Empress Regnant immediately.

The Empress Regnant?

His Majesty needs to step down

for Princess A-ri
to be the Empress Regnant.

Can you do it?

How many times do I have to tell you

that Kang Ju-seung is just a bodyguard?

We were like siblings before I got--

Siblings? You two aren't even related.

Are you sure that the child you bear

is mine?

Or is it his child?

Believe whatever you want.

You don't want to trust
anything I say anyway.

Tell me. Tell me now!

Say that it isn't so.

Tell me it isn't so!

Your Majesty!

g*ng-hui.

It must've been tough to swim out.

I'm sorry.

g*ng...

g*ng-hui!

Spare my life.

No, g*ng-hui!

My A-ri will become the Empress Regnant?

She will hold the highest position
in this country?

Yes, I made the right choice
seven years ago.

Seo g*ng-hui.

Who in the world are you?

I'm afraid you'll leave me.

It's three months at the most.

Please look after Her Majesty.

This is only the beginning.
You better get ready.

Get rid of Oh Sunny and Cheon U-bin.

Empress Oh Sunny was
sent to a hospital immediately,

but she ended up...