Mr. Queen (Queen Cheorin / Cheorinwanghoo / 철인왕후)

THIS DRAMA IS FICTIONAL AND ALL CHARACTERS, ORGANIZATIONS,

AND EVENTS ARE UNRELATED TO HISTORICAL EVENTS.

It was you.

You were that person.

I will not forgive you.

I will take your life.

EPISODE 12, DANCING ON TOP OF A SWORD

EPISODE 12

Do you now understand who the owner of this palace is?

I almost shot you. I mistook you as prey.

Are you sure that you didn't accidentally miss the mark?

That is a misunderstanding.

Remember your place.

I should get changed.

Yes, Your Majesty.

There is something that the Department of Justice must do.

Did you have to do that to O Wol?

What did I do?

Did you have to and kill her?

Did you have to throw her into the well after you killed her?

Did you have to do that...

to that innocent girl just to threaten me?

I killed her?

Why would you have such a misunderstanding?

I refuse to kill any living thing...

unless it's for cooking.

Finding her body in the well is either an awful coincidence...

or someone is trying to come between us.

Continue denying until I get even more furious.

My gosh, this is driving me crazy. I really didn't do it.

Why do you have such a negative opinion of me?

Because that is who you are.

The Kim So Yong that I know is someone who would do that.

How do you know me so well when I don't know myself?

A liar is best at lying to themselves.

You are fooling yourself which is why you do not know who you are.

I think you and I have crossed a line that we can't return from.

I won't pay any mind to whatever misunderstandings you have about me.

So do as you please.

RABBIT

Who caught her?

We worked so hard to go after her, so who dared to...

Looks like we have a winner. We should start heading back.

- Yes, Your Highness. - Yes, Your Highness.

That's blood.

Darn it.

Are you insane? That hurts like crazy.

I apologize. My hand slipped.

- Why you little... - Are you okay, Your Highness?

Even if it is made of cotton, it must still hurt.

Your Highness. What on earth are you...

I'll get back at you.

You're dead meat.

Seriously?

I'll let it go today for the sake of my dear consorts!

- Because I'm her superior. - Of course, Your Highness.

Go to Huijeongjeon Hall.

I will help you get changed...

There is someone who is trying to interfere with the banquet,

so I will go alone.

All these people who have gathered here today...

will regard the King as someone with power.

Everything that has been said about the King...

and his nickname, the Woodcutter Prince of Ganghwa Island,

will become nothing more than false rumors.

The King was so adamant about holding a banquet.

He must have chosen it as the day to appear...

in front of the Royal Court with a new image.

What on earth were you doing...

while he was preparing himself?

I apologize.

However,

I have also prepared something in advance for the King,

so keep an eye out for it.

I hope you prepared it properly.

Consort Hong.

One point.

Royal Noble Consort Eui. Two points.

Consort Min.

Four points.

Consort Yoon. She also has four points.

The Queen.

10 points.

Oh, my.

As a result, the winner is the Queen.

The Queen Dowager will present the award.

You said you would just enjoy the process.

Did you practice in secret?

As I'm a natural-born performer,

I'm better in the real game.

Congratulations, Your Highness.

- Congratulations, Your Highness. - Congratulations, Your Highness.

How cunning of her.

We must go to the Royal Palace for the banquet.

We still have time before the banquet starts,

so you may all get some rest.

I am sure you must be tired after the hunting game.

- Yes, Queen Dowager. - Yes, Queen Dowager.

Did it hurt a lot?

Oh, this?

I can see why Eunuch Kim was so afraid of this event.

Your Highness. You should return to Daejojeon Hall...

and change into an outfit for the banquet.

Right. I should get some rest while we're there.

- Of course. - The back of my head still hurts.

My goodness.

We must hurry. There is not much time left until the banquet.

Why did she do that?

I am certain that someone is trying to come between us.

Who?

Someone who knows about the bad relationship regarding the well.

Within the Palace, there are three types of history that continue.

The veiled enmity between women,

the fight for power in the Royal Court,

and death by poison.

Is that why you're always talking about poison?

I have lived in the Palace for decades,

and I saw many people die from various types of poisons.

Deadly poisons that kill after one sip.

Hidden poisons...

that slowly poison you and appear as death from illness.

They were not revealed,

but I am sure that there were many deaths...

that were caused by poison.

Right. The Palace is a very dangerous place.

Come to think of it, the man that looked like Mr. Han...

Right. That guy.

Hold on.

So she turned around...

Did she see my face? I do not think she did.

That is why I ran away.

- Are you sure? - Yes.

I caught you.

Court Lady Choi.

Go and find out who that guy is. The guy who was talking to...

the Head Inspector just now.

I bet my dragon balls which I don't have now,

that his last name is Han.

The banquet will start soon.

It can't start.

As long as that guy is roaming around.

Pardon?

Then what will happen to the Royal Chef?

That jerk.

Why is everything the same as what I went through?

And Cheoljong doesn't even know what's going on.

A person must live as they look to have no regrets.

I'll be myself and ignore it.

But I'm sure that guy put something in the water.

Was it poison?

Gosh, no way.

Even if the Palace is a brutal place,

would he really commit a mass poisoning to ruin the banquet?

No way.

See? Anxiety and fear are contagious.

Darn it.

Where are you going?

I'm going to the scene of the crime to get evidence.

If you go that way, it's Daejojeon Hall.

My mind is going back and forth and so is my sense of direction.

Wait for me, Your Highness!

It smells a bit like grass.

What did he put in here?

You must not, Your Highness.

Right?

We are in trouble.

Your Majesty.

I prepared as much as I could.

The banquet will start soon, but the ingredients have not arrived.

Even if it is late, the ingredients will come.

Trust me and do not give up.

I will try to come up with something as well.

Just give up.

You will feel better if you give up, you fool.

My Queen.

You already know that this won't work out.

Even if you do your best,

you'll only end up hurting yourself and the people around you.

Then should I stay still like a corpse and suffer in their hands?

I cannot do that.

I will do my best to go as far as I can.

If that hurts you,

just ignore me.

Oh, right. We're not supposed to touch each other.

Okay. I get it.

Your Highness. Why would you say something you do not even mean?

What do you mean?

Even when I'm talking nonsense, I do it with my whole heart.

I never say anything I don't mean.

You are worried about him.

You are afraid that the more he tries, the more he will get hurt.

Why would I?

Worrying about celebrities and the King...

is the most meaningless thing to do.

Recently, whenever you say something you do not mean,

you always say something strange.

I knew it. He poisoned the water.

Hey. Where's the Royal Chef?

He was just here.

No!