Captivating the King (세작, 매혹된 자들)

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EPISODE 11

Now that it has come to this,

we must inform the King before the Principal Director does.

That is the only way

to prevent the Grand Prince from being suspected by the King.

I understand.

I will confess everything to the King.

If you tell him a lie to hide your treacherous heart,

he will only grow more suspicious.

Leave it up to me.

Please look after

the Grand Prince for now.

Are you saying you will take all the blame?

Just how much are you planning to disgrace me?

If you cannot bear this much,

you might as well give up the plan to ascend the Grand Prince.

The King

will have you executed.

One must sacrifice something to protect another.

If my life can salvage our plan,

we should consider ourselves lucky.

Lord Park.

Are you entering the palace at this late hour?

I have come to report an urgent matter to His Majesty.

It seems I have underestimated you, Sixth Royal Secretary.

What do you mean?

Princess Jangryeong.

How will you handle the consequences of such an act?

What is the matter?

Why are you hesitating?

Is it regarding your identity?

No, Your Majesty.

It is not about me,

but Her Highness.

Her Highness? Do you mean Princess Jangryeong?

The one who is on her way to the Qing to marry Prince Rui

is not Princess Jangryeong.

It is one of the court maids who serve Her Highness.

Seeing as you are aware of this,

are you the person who orchestrated her substitution?

Yes, Your Majesty.

Who ordered you to do this?

I did not do it on anyone's orders.

I did it on my own will.

My decision

to have the Princess wed Prince Rui

was to maintain the repatriation system for the war captives

and prevent another war.

Why did you substitute the Princess despite knowing this?

It was for that very reason

that I thought I had to help Her Highness, even if no one else would.

Her pain and loneliness

from having her plea denied and failing to protect her loved one

is something I understand better than anyone.

How did the Principal Director find out?

A court lady of the Queen Dowager

noticed Bun-yeong's absence and reported it to her.

Is Bun-yeong the court maid who replaced the Princess?

Yes, Your Majesty.

Who else knows about this?

Me,

Her Highness, and Bun-yeong, the three of us.

Grand Prince Munseong is unaware?

The Princess would not have hidden

such an important matter from her only brother.

Well…

Is Kim Myung-ha aware of this?

Speak the truth!

Is Kim Myung-ha aware of this or not?

I have plotted everything.

I convinced the unwilling Grand Prince and the Sixth Royal Secretary into it.

The crime you have committed

is high treason against me

that would call for an execution.

So why are you confessing?

Did you think

I could not take your life anymore?

Did you expect me to forgive your crimes because I am in love with you?

Is it wrong to expect as much?

My crime against you

does not render my love for you false.

Is there anything else I should know?

Do not leave anything out and tell me.

Your Majesty.

It is disturbing to bring you this news.

I must report to you the treacherous subjects

who dared to go against the royal command and deceived you and the court.

Whose and what kind of deceit are you talking about?

At Grand Prince Munseong's behest,

Sixth Royal Secretary Kim Myung-ha

substituted Princess Jangryeong with a court maid.

The Qing's Chief Envoy, Podan, was enraged by the fact

that he stopped his journey and now stays in Gaegyeong,

awaiting your arrival, Your Majesty.

Substitution?

Are you certain?

I went to Byeokjegwan myself and confirmed it in the afternoon.

We must interrogate the Grand Prince and Kim Myung-ha before daybreak

and arrest all those who were in league with them.

Should you go to Gaegyeong after that, you will be able to soothe Podan's anger.

I will interrogate them myself.

Heed my order, Sang-hwa.

Yes, Your Majesty. Please give me your command.

Send the Special Firearms Unit to the Grand Prince's quarters

and prohibit servants from entering.

And arrest Sixth Royal Secretary Kim Myung-ha and bring him here.

I shall carry out the royal command.

Eunuch Kim, summon the Chief Royal Secretary.

Yes, Your Majesty.

Your Majesty.

I shall gather the Border Defense Council

and prepare for the interrogation.

Wait.

Before that,

there is something I must confirm with you.

Listen up.

You will head to Grand Prince Munseong's quarters

and bar the servants from entering.

-You will follow me. -Yes, my lord.

You should serve His Majesty for the time being.

Yes, Eunuch Kim.

So it begins.

Are you all right, Your Highness?

-Your Highness. -What insolence is this?

Principal Director.

What is all the ruckus about?

I am here to convey Her Royal Highness's final regard.

She seems to have startled herself

while attempting to avoid me for some reason.

It is only natural.

Why would she welcome you?

Yet you are forcing her to receive you, which must be why she is avoiding you.

I will leave after I give my regards.

Lord Park!

You are putting me

in a difficult spot.

If your impudence to Her Highness

becomes known to Prince Rui,

he will be infuriated.

I understand.

Then Vice Envoy Jung,

please give this back to Her Highness yourself.

Your Highness.

Please allow me to apologize on his behalf.

Please forgive him

for his discourteous behavior.

Thank you.

My lord.

What is going on?

What is the matter, Lord Park?

Please let me know if this is something I should know.

There is no issue here.

You may return to your duty.

Yes, Lord Park.

My lord.

Your words convinced me that she was substituted.

But that does not seem to be the case.

She is a substitute.

Were it not the case,

she would not have tried so hard to hide her face.

However, Jung Je-pyo

saw Her Highness's visage.

I fell into my own trap.

The substitution must have taken place

before Jung Je-pyo delivered the wedding gifts.

What will you do now?

I will report this to His Majesty

and punish those who replaced the Princess with another woman.

But you were not able to see her face.

Would your case stand without any evidence?

If I could not see her face,

that means no one else could.

So no one can confirm it

even if you insist that a substitution took its place.

I am only reporting

to plant a seed of suspicion in His Majesty's mind.

Once it takes its roots, it will grow by absorbing the blood of others.

When the interrogation begins, they will die whether they confess or not.

From Grand Prince Munseong, Kim Myung-ha, to Kang Mong-woo.

Even if I interrogate and execute all the nuisances,

no one would dare try to prove me wrong.

Is there anything else I should know?

Do not leave anything out and tell me.

Jung Je-pyo was granted an audience with Her Highness by the Queen Dowager.

Bun-yeong had replaced her then.

Jung Je-pyo will not suspect Bun-yeong.

She understands what is at stake in this matter.

She would not have shown her face to the Principal Director.

As such,

if the Principal Director reports that he saw Bun-yeong himself,

he is deceiving you.

Principal Director.

Yes, Your Majesty.

I am curious.

You said that you confirmed it yourself at Byeokjegwan earlier today.

Does this mean that you have seen the Princess,

I mean,