01x07 - Episode 7

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[Missing Crown Prince]

[This drama is fiction. Characters, places, organizations, and events have no connection to historical facts.]

[Child actors and animals were filmed according to production guidelines.]

[Episode 7]

Please calm down.

My Lady!

You are Baek Goo, are you not?

So, the lady you serve is...

Does this mean you were the Royal Physician's servant?

Answer me. Are you truly the Royal Physician's servant?

Is that girl really your servant, Maiden?

My Lady! My Lady! My Lady!

Her pulse is normal.

She must have been too scared...

My Lady.

Are you okay?

Yes. I did not know what to do, so I just pretended to faint.

Good job. You are better than me.

However, what is going to happen now?

We will have to wait and see.

Seeing how they kidnapped you from my room right away,

it seems he is trying to get revenge for the kidnapping.

How did he know my house...

If he knew where my house was, he would know who I am as well.

Why did he ask me if I was the Royal Physician's servant?

Is it not weird?

I do not know about that.

But it did not seem he was trying to get revenge.

Why did they kidnap me?

You said Baek Goo said it was to prevent Her Lady's misfortune.

Could it be I was not initially the target,

but I was coincidently dragged in when they decided to

kidnap for that reason?

Choi Sang Rok must have been scared out of his wits when he recognized Your Highness.

They kidnapped you just in case they were caught by Father again?

Yes. I think they tried to use me as hostage, mistaking me for you.

Are you sure?

Yes. However, the handsome scholar said

he will never use a woman as a hostage cowardly.

He said to let me go right away.

He seemed so awesome.

So awesome?

No, this is not the time.

My Lady, you should escape while you can.

It would be hard for both of us to escape,

but I am sure you can get out alone.

You matter the most to those people, not me.

We do not know what they will do to you if they think you are me.

So that will not do. I am not leaving alone.

You can escape quickly and let Master know.

So you can come rescue me again.

You are escaping already, huh?

Are you saying we should just go?

What if we do not?

Are you this type of person?

I did not think you would be like this, but you kidnap women and-

Watch what you say! Who do you think-

Whatever the reason,

My Lady tried to help you to the end to save you.

So how can you do this?

Had I known you were like this, I should have just left you to die.

I am sincerely full of regret.

Hey, that is-

I have no way to justify what happened.

Tell her I apologize and go back with Your Lady.

Hurry up and go get our belongings.

I apologize.

You only did as your master told you.

I lashed out at you

when you did nothing wrong.

I am sorry.

I made you go through all kinds of trouble.

I am sorry you have to be chased like this because of my father.

That is what My Lady told me to tell you.

I see.

Let us go.

Do you even have a place to go?

As expected, you are the only one who cares about me, Baek Goo.

I have a good idea of how to make it past the city gates.

I will have to find a way.

If you do not mind,

I have a good idea on how to make it past the city gates.

Would you like to hear me out?

Your daughter clearly told me she was engaged.

It is true she has someone as her intended.

However, my Myeong Yoon was chosen as the crown princess,

not as the Deposed Crown Prince Lee Geon's partner.

Maiden, why did you have to be born as the Royal Physician's daughter?

Why did you have to be born as His Majesty's son, Grand Prince?

If you want to take my Myeong Yoon,

become the crown prince.

Grand Prince.

What brings you all the way here?

The captains were chasing the Deposed Crown Prince earlier today,

but they lost him at Yeonhwabang near Jong-ro.

According to the captains, he is most likely hiding around there.

What should we do?

If the Deposed Crown Prince is caught and confesses about you or me,

it would be bad.

I did tell them to search Changseonbang further south from there.

I think it will be problematic if the Left State Minister finds out later.

- Tell them to search Yeonhwabang.
- Pardon?

Do you think Hyungnim will leave us alone if he returns?

I did my duty when I helped him escape the Royal Investigations Bureau.

Hyungnim and I...

No.

The Deposed Crown Prince and I...

are enemies now.

We cannot lock them up forever.

Tell the Grand Prince we must find the Crown Prince quickly.

The Grand Prince is already looking for him.

Is this the last house?

Yes.

Are you saying you lost him again?

I was worried the people might get stirred,

so I did not tell my underlings they were chasing the deposed crown prince

and searched secretly.

So, there are limitations there.

Is that even an excuse?

How will I trust you and plan for greater things in the future like this?

I am deeply sorry.

If you give me one more chance, I will make sure to bring in the Deposed Crown Prince.

All right. You can leave now.

Yes.

I do not yet know where I will head

or where I will stay.

But I will come back the moment the selections are over.

I will accept any punishment, then.

Please be well and healthy until I see you again.

Your disloyal daughter, Myeong Yoon.

Places Myeong Yoon went to.

Places Myeong Yoon would go to.

Do not leave a single one out and search them all.

- Yes.
- No matter what happens,

you must find her before the selections begin.

Do you understand?

Yes.

What is this?

Is it a corpse or a patient?

They are patients.

Please do not get too close to them.

They have the plague.

They are more or less dead bodies rather than patients.

We took them to the Hyeminseo, but they said to take them out of the city

since the plague will spread-

I-I think I have it, too!

I-I got it, too!

Go!

Great work.

It is not like I did it for free.

It is real gold. Y-You see the mark here, right?

You can go on ahead.

I will, Unni.

If you ever need me, please let me know. Aigoo...

Even if I cannot repay you for this, I will not forget it.

Thank you.

We should get going now.

You should also take Your Lady and go now.

I will also come with you along with My Lady.

- What?
- Sorry?

It is fine.

This is more than enough, so you should go now.

You barely made it out of the capital.

It is too early to let your guard down.

I understand. I will be extra careful from now on.

- Well...
- Why?

Do you have something more to say?

The thing is...

Since we are here already, My Lady said

it will be better to go with you until we are completely sure you are safe.

- Your Lady did?
- Y-Yes.

My Lady said so.

I mean... The thing is...

I am thankful for your words alone.

Yes. Now, then.

M-My Lady always likes things to be very clear.

She said...

she wants to help you...

for sure! To the end!

That's what she wants to do.

You do not need to repay for your father's mistake, Maiden.

That is not it.

It has nothing to do with the Master.

That is what you said, right, My Lady?

But still, this journey will not be easy, even for men like us.

I do not want you and Your Lady to join. Therefore-

She is willing to help voluntarily, so why are you refusing?

Do we have the luxury to refuse right now?

Thank you.

I will make sure your journey is comfortable and safe.

Please come this way.

Let us go, Baek Goo.

Gab Seok! Baek Goo!

Excuse me, Maiden.

Wait- Maiden!

They are following us nicely.

Are you that happy?

It is not that I am happy.

I risked my life to kidnap her because we needed a hostage,

but they are following us on their own.

I am just grateful since the heavens must be helping.

Why do you keep looking back, Young Master?

It is because I am worried.

It is not like we can sleep together with these women.

We do not know how many days it will take to reach Mungyeong.

Where are we to sleep later tonight?

Oh Wol, are you still mad at me?

I am not mad at you.

I just cannot understand what you are thinking, My Lady.

You said they kidnapped me, thinking I was you.

That means they kidnapped you.

Why should we help them like this?

As I said before, all of this started because of me.

If it was not for my fate, there would have been no kidnapping.

If there was no kidnapping, this would not have happened to the scholar.

Oh Wol, I am sorry for putting you through this,

but could you just hang in there, for my sake?

We cannot go back home right away anyway,

let us just think we are going on a trip.

The two of us alone can go on a trip, though.

Right! I forgot an important matter.

The scholar's wound.

You also know it is bad for a wound to get infected.

So, until he is healed completely-

I got it, so you can stop it now.

The more you speak...

The more I speak?

the more suspicious I get.

S-Suspicious? What-

- I am?
- Yes.

Listen to me carefully. The reason why-

Gosh, I got it.

We will say I understand it all, so you can stop.

Let us hurry up and go. They seem to be waiting for us.

L-Let us go.

Moo Baek is going to k*ll me.

M-Move aside. Hey, move aside.

Why you little-

Damn it!

Hey, w-we surrender.

I will tell you everything, so please stop hitting me.

I escorted Noonim, her servant, and two men

all the way past Shigoomun.

- Men?
- Y-Yes.

Was it this man?

I think he was.

If you are lying, you will lose your neck.

What did you say?

Myeong Yoon is with the Deposed Crown Prince?

Yes.

What is...

What is going on?

Could it be...

Myeong Yoon ran away from home to meet up with the Deposed Crown Prince?

Find Myeong Yoon.

You must find her, no matter what. Do you understand?

- Yes.
- If anyone sees

Myeong Yoon with Deposed Crown Prince,

everything we have done will be for nothing!

You must find her!

Do you understand?

We are going to sleep here?

Yes.

It is the perfect place to freeze to death-

I will find some wood for a fire.

Let us go.

Yes.

You do not need to overdo it and follow us.

So, convince Your Lady and go back now.

Are My Lady and I a burden to you now that you made it past the city gates?

That is not it.

Your Lady is having a hard time-

I will take care of My Lady, so do not worry.

It will also be hard for you.

Will you be okay?

Yes.

Is there any progress?

I am asking if he got any better.

Please have us k*lled.

You can all take your leave.

Court Lady Jo, are you there?

Yes, Your Majesty!

I was a fool to trust them and just wait.

Who are those people anyway?

They all belong to the Royal Clinic anyway.

Would even one of them not connected to Choi Sang Rok?

I apologize, Your Majesty.

Take a trip outside the palace.

Grand Prince, someone from the palace is here.

Mother has said so?

Yes.

She is looking for a physician who has no connections to Choi Sang Rok.

Who is the person behind you?

It looks like he came from outside the palace.

Who allowed you to bring him inside the palace?

It is not your business, so please move aside, Court Lady.

What if I will not move?

Please focus on matters of Queen Dowager's pavilion.

I will take care of the Queen's pavilion matters.

If we are in the Queen's pavilion,

I would let it pass, too.

But we are in the Main Hall.

Her Majesty is the one guarding the Main Hall right now.

Also, the leader of the Inner Court is

Her Majesty, not the Queen Dowager.

Your Majesty, are you feeling unwell?

Your Majesty.

Go on and hug him.

Even Do Seong has left the palace,

so I brought it since you must be feeling lonely.

You have to keep Her Majesty company so she does not feel lonely.

This is a royal decree. Do you understand?

What will I do with my crybaby wife?

Please do not cry.

Your Majesty, the Queen Dowager has arrived.

The Left State Minister and the Grand Inspector are here as well.

Let them in.

Who is that man?

Who is he to dare touch His Majesty's body?

I invited him.

He is a physician I brought in from outside the palace!

Your Majesty, how can you do such a devastating thing?

Head Eunuch! What are you doing, Head Eunuch?

Take that man away right now!

Father.

Father!

You were too rash.

How could you bring an unidentified man into His Majesty's bedchambers?

Even for you, this is not something you can do, Your Majesty.

What should I do, then?

All the royal physicians known for their medical skills have made no progress!

How much longer should I trust them and wait?

Your Majesty, you are in His Majesty's presence.

Please lower your voice.

Queen, the Left State Minister is right.

The palace has its own rules and regulations.

How can you bring just anyone in?

If you cannot trust the Royal Clinic-

Yes, I cannot trust them.

How can I trust them?

Whose fault was it that His Majesty is in this state?

Your Majesty, what do you mean by that?

Are you asking because you do not know?

You must know well since you are on the same side as these two, Father.

So how can you pretend not to know?

Grand Inspector, please take a look at His Majesty.

Would you not be better than the physicians?

Yes.

Chief Royal Guard, are you there?

Yes, Your Majesty!

If the Grand Inspector tries to harm His Majesty in any way,

strike him down right away!

Yes.

Your Majesty, how can you do-

His pulse is slow but not to the degree to which to be worried.

Please do not worry too much.

It looks like the Queen has something to tell me.

You can leave us.

Do you...

- resent me that much?
- Yes, I resent you to death.

Every night, I dreamt of running to

the Queen Dowager's pavilion and k*lling you over and over again!

But that was the end.

Because I do not know how to shed fake tears,

claim that an affair is feelings of love,

and I have never even fathomed k*lling innocent people for my greed!

I was afraid and scared to oppose you,

so I avoided you and hid!

However, the moment I saw you,

I became angry, not scared.

I was furious that I could not breathe!

Queen, what do you need me to tell you-

Do not speak.

I will be the one to talk since I am human.

Yes. You do not seem human to me.

You dared to harm His Majesty

by using his own wife, on top of that!

By framing him, you deposed the Crown Prince, who is so good-natured.

You could never have done these things if you were human.

You were able to because you are a beast!

- Queen.
- Do not look at me with those eyes.

I will never be fooled again.

Also, do not even set foot toward the Main Hall ever again.

Do not even go near Grand Prince Do Seong, either.

And stop chasing after the Crown Prince.

If you try to harm my family again,

I will never forgive you.

Let us talk again later after you calm down.

Despite how weak I may be,

do not forget that I am this nation's mother!

Your Majesty. Your Majesty!

- Your Majesty!
- Summon a physician promptly. Hurry.

What are you saying?

You want to delay the crown prince installation?

We have neither the royal seal nor the national seal.

How will we send the crown prince appointment letter without the national seal?

I said I will take care of that matter!

How will you do that when Her Majesty is so determined?

Did you sleep well?

Did you get a comfortable sleep as well, Scholar sir?

Of course. What about Your Lady?

She did not get much sleep during the night. She is still sleeping.

Whoa!

What are you doing right now?

Is it not obvious?

Stop it right now.

What are you doing right now?

You are still a patient, Scholar sir.

What if your wound got irritated?

Look at this!

Are you an idiot?

Even so, an idiot is too mean.

Are you a fool, then?

This will not do.

I will go buy some cotton cloth at the marketplace.

Come with me. Gosh...

[Alert the government office right away if you spot these men.]

This will not do.

How is it?

You cannot tell who I am unless you look closely, right?

One moment.

Your face is too pale and elegant for a servant.

I think we will have to mask it a bit.

My goodness. I mean, it is true I am quite handsome.

Baek Goo, you have good eyes.

Yes, sure.

What is the matter?

Do I look even more handsome up close?

It means you are pale because you stay in your room all day.

So please stay put.

This is why I told you to stay put.

Let me see that.

Will you put it on yourself?

What are you doing?

You are also too pretty for a servant.

You need to mask it.

Whoa.

You are blatantly hitting on her, saying she is pretty.

♫ Just like how the flower that blooms every time is a new flower ♫

She looks like a different person dressed up like that.

I have to say she is pretty-

Young Master?

Huh?

Yes, why?

All right. Now that we switched our outfits,

Baek Goo and I will pretend to be a married couple from now on-

Hold on!

I do not think a married couple is a good idea.

That does not suit you.

- Sorry?
- Rather than a married couple...

Yes, let us go with siblings. That would be better.

That sounds more unnatural.

They look nothing alike.

- Exactly.
- Hey, now.

Look beyond the stereotype that all siblings must look alike.

One can take after their father

- and the other can take after their mother.
- Gosh.

A married couple still sounds more natural than siblings.

Then, let us say he took the wrong medicine and ended up that way.

Wait, what is wrong with my face-

Be quiet.

We will go with siblings. Okay?

All right. Let us go.

We have a long way to go.

What a nice view.

Let us take a break here.

Should you be enjoying the view right now?

We should keep our minds at peace, especially at times like this.

It is coming my way!

Well, I need to light the fire!

Do it properly-

Gosh, I am dizzy.

Hyung, hurry up!

Hurry up, Hyung!

You can go.

You are going to fall!

Geon and Young, be careful not to get hurt!

Yes, Mother! Do not worry!

Does it hurt?

You pushed me? Stop right there!

Go play over there.

You are going to scare all the fish away.

Let me catch you, and you will see!

Why you little!

I am coming for you!

There!

There you go!

Come with me.

Put it down for a moment and come with me.

Let us go.

This is too fast.

Hold tight!

Your son will...

make sure to...

I will make sure to put everything back in place.

Aigoo, I am so dizzy.

Why did you come alone?

I thought you went to get Young Master.

I did not.

Oh, there he comes.

Aigoo, it is so cold. I am about to freeze to death.

It looks like you were really cold.

He even shed tears.

Gosh, I shed tears and have a runny nose when it gets too cold.

You never did. When did you?

Oh, right! We also need a name to call you by, Scholar sir.

- A name?
- Yes.

A servant must have a name befitting a servant.

We cannot call you Scholar in front of other people.

That is true.

A name, huh?

Since your face is yellow, it will be "Hwang" for yellow.

Hwang?

And your face is as round as a moon as well.

So, I will add "Goo" for "round."

Hwang Goo. How is Hwang Goo?

Hey!

Watch what you say, Hwang Goo!

People will hear you.

Yes, Madam.

Should we spend the night over there tonight?

It looks like a cabin used by herbalists and hunters.

We even slept in a cave. This is not so bad.

Stop pushing.

We will stick to each other.

You already saw everything about each other.

Why are you acting like strangers now?

She only saw my chest while treating my wound.

Oh, yes.

She even saw your chest,

so what if your butts are touching?

I can hear you.

It is the virtue of the superiors to pretend not to hear anything

even if they hear their subordinates complain.

Great!

T-The rice cakes are about to burn.

What are you doing? She said the rice cakes would burn.

Oh, yes.

- Did you see that?
- What about it?

- She said, "That is it!"
- I told you to be careful!

It just slipped by accident.

They are cooking well.

Did you find one?

Yes, there is one down by the village.

But would it not be too dangerous?

We need to first save her life, right?

What do I do?

Her entire body is on fire.

I am coming in.

She cannot even open her eyes now.

We need a physician to-

I will carry her on my back.

I will carry her.

It is fine. Go down first and be on the lookout.

[Clinic]

She just caught a severe cold. So do not worry too much.

However, she is weak from the cold.

She might get worse if she overexerts herself.

I would recommend she rest for a few days.

It looks like you are not from around here.

Do you have a place to stay?

Fabricate?

Are you saying you will fabricate the royal seal and the national seal?

What if someone finds out?

Which is why we must do it without anyone knowing.

Even so, if we get caught,

we will be charged with treason.

This is...

I do not think this is right, Your Excellency.

Do not worry.

After Grand Prince Do Seong is installed as the crown prince,

who would dare to raise issues about this matter?

Even if it becomes an issue,

do you think Her Majesty will just sit by and watch?

It is about her child.

She will have to hand over the royal seal.

If you understand, do not worry about useless things.

You just go and capture the Deposed Crown Prince.

As soon as the crown prince installation takes place,

I plan to take in Choi Sang Rok's daughter as the crown princess.

I told you I will not become the crown prince until Father recovers his health!

Stop throwing a tantrum.

Did you forget how His Majesty became the king?

The Queen Dowager and Choi Sang Rok might ally with another royal descendant

and frame us all.

While the Queen Dowager is governing by regency,

remember your safety, as well as Her Majesty's

and His Majesty's, is in Choi Sang Rok's hands.

Whether you like it or not,

you must take in Choi Sang Rok's daughter as the crown princess.

Do you have no appetite?

Yes. You can eat up.

I will go and take a look, so you do not need to follow me.

C-Can you leave me just half?

You can take some first.

Oh Wol, I want water-

Scholar sir.

Scholar sir.

Baek Goo.

Get him!

Get him!

♫ How much longer must I live to meet you? ♫

♫ After this night passes, are you still standing there? ♫

♫ Will I be able to meet you again someday? ♫

♫ Like the mysterious moonlight that fills the night ♫

[Missing Crown Prince]

They arrested the Deposed Crown Prince.

Do you think this matter will be forgotten with my death?

- Is it the royal seal?
- This is fake.

We will commence the crown prince installation.

I will just follow you, Scholar sir.

Do not follow me. Come with me.

Are you not interested in becoming the crown prince?

All these appeals ask for the Grand Prince Do Seong to be punished.

When my fury consumes everyone who lives in that house,

I hope she will not be there.