Jang Ok jung, Live in Love (Jang Ok jung, Living by Love / Jang Ok jeong, Sarang e salda / 장옥정, 사랑에 살다)

We... can start again. So you should...

No, Father. It's done and over with now.

No! We can start again.

We can't back down now after putting so much effort into it.

I'll use the queen to make it happen. When the time comes...

you can enter the palace as a concubine.

Then, I'll accuse the family of the Crowned Princess for plotting treason...

Then I'll have you take the seat of the Crowned Princess...

That cannot happen.

Inhyeon!

Father, you shouldn't see blood because of me.

The seat of the Queen that I take has to be sacred, without a trace of dirt.

Because being that kind of queen would be...

my responsibility for my Crowned Prince-to-be.

You... haven't given up yet.

I believe that...

As long as I continue to paint my dream...

I'll have my dream realized at some point.

So, the Crowned Princess for now has to be Lady Ingyeong.

I believe she'll take good care of my place.

I will keep my promise.

But I have one condition.

I'd rather become Prince Boksun's...

slave, not his concubine.

A slave, not a concubine?

If I had to be humiliated and treated poorly without any feelings for him...

Then there is no point of living as a human being.

If I'm not a human being, then I'd rather live as a slave.

I thought you knew how things worked in...

this world, but you're a complete fool.

So, you want to live just like your mother for the rest of your life?

Uncle...

Whether you go as Prince Boksun's concubine...

or a slave, the point is you bear his child.

Only that will help getting the revenge for all of us, my Hong Joo, you and me.

No! Your twisted greed will ruin everyone.

That's not true, Ok Jung.

We share the same blood. You just don't realize it yet.

But once you open your eyes to it, your desire...

to own the world will be stronger than mine.

I won't be like that.

No, Ok Jung. You will definitely be like that.

So don't say a word, and prepare to move to Prince Boksun's house.

Your Highness...

If you shared the celebratory drink, please...

remove the Crowned Princess' wedding garment.

Your Highness, please remove the garment of the Crowned Princess...

And prepare to go to bed now.

Your Highness...

Your Highness... His Majesty is...

What happened?

He is in critical condition!

Father!

I believe it's time to come to an end.

No, Father. You can get better.

No, it's time to put an end to it.

Call in the minister to take my last words.

Who would you like as your minister?

My Lord, did you come as the king's last request for a minister?

Of course. If it's not Lord Min, who would take on the duty?

It's no time to argue about who would take His Majesty's last request.

Minister of the Military, you're already here.

Let's go inside. We should listen to the king's last words.

We cannot go in.

Only the minister will be entering.

If it's not Lord Min, the head of the Western Party...

who would listen to the king's last words?

That will be me.

I'm the minister to see His Majesty's last moment.

Lord Heo, how can you...

- By any chance... - Yes, it is.

'By any chance' can catch people off guard.

In the middle of the Western Party world, I, the head of the Southern Party...

I entered the palace as the minister to see the last moments of the king.

Now you're here, hurry up and see him.

Minister...

Heo Jeok.

- Soon. - Yes... yes, Father.

The reason I called in Heo Jeok is...

To use a wild dog only for a while to chase out a fox...

You should never trust anyone but yourself.

So you should become a strong king...

And become a truthful king to all the people.

Your Majesty!

I have done nothing for you as your wife...

How can you leave like this!

Father!

Yes, Father.

I will make it happen.

Your Majesty, please return!

Minister, relay the last words of the king.

The people of the Western Party have bothered me...

my whole life because I wasn't the first born...

Based on the Scriptures of Conduct...

It is found that the Western Party's claim has...

been contempt and mockery of the sovereign power.

The Western Party led by Min Yoo Joong...

must resign from the political forefront.

That was the last words of the late king.

To go against it is to go against my filial duty...

As well as treason against the late king.

Therefore, I will follow his words in the strictest sense.

Even if it's the last words of the late king...

how could you remove the retainers from their duty?

That doesn't justify it.

Must I find the justification for it?

Would you be able to?

During the selection process of the Crowned Princess...

Your sin of hiding your wife's death...

and letting your daughter attend the selection...

I believe it doesn't fall short of treason.

I'll consider it a resignation from you and most of the Western Party.

Resignation? Your Highness, a regime doesn't change that easily.

There are scholars in eight provinces and armed forces behind me.

Do you know about this?

A branch of a willow tree is weak, but it can tie lumber.

I already tied the Southern Party and the Moderate Party...

So the only remaining lumber is a few from the Western Party.

Minister of Military from the Western Party who can support me...

No, Father-in-law, please enter.

Will you accept now?

With the Southern Party, the Moderate Party...

and a few from the Western Party...

I will form a government in alliance.

Your Majesty, what on earth are you planning to do?

To get rid of Min Yoo Joong who protected the royal family!

Mother, he protected the Western Party, not the royal family.

That's what I mean.

Among the people in the Western Party Min Yoo Joong protected was me.

And Your Majesty is my son, so in the end...

he protected you and the royal family.

And on top of that, calling in Heo Jeok?

Calling in Heo Jeok was Father's wish.

Does that mean Father's wish is important, but not mine?

Mother!

How ungracious, truly ungracious!

To whine like that as an elder of the royal family...

and not be the support he can rely on!

You've gone too far. I only care about...

the well-being of the royal family...

Who would care about the well-being of the royal family more than His Majesty?

After the coronation, you will be the king of this country.

I trust you. Act on what you believe.

You don't need to worry.

Protecting you, the royal family and the people of this country...

Are the calling and the meaning of my life.

So trust your son.

To make the almighty Min Yoo Joong a paper tiger and...

kick him out as soon as you entered the palace!

You are indeed Lord Heo Jeok.

That's all because of Prince Boksun's good planning.

- He's been funding our efforts... - I am Officer Jang Hyun.

- You've done a lot. - I...

Let's get inside. We have a long way to go to plan for the future.

Buyongjung without you is like an ax without its handle.

I just made clothes, but you have better business skills.

Besides, you're the best in Seoul when it comes to dying fabric.

You'll do a much better job than me in managing this place.

Can't you just ask Officer Jang one more time?

Can you take a look at this?

I made Mother's coat to give to her before I follow my Uncle.

It's stuffed full of cotton...

You won't get cold in this even if you roll around on the ice.

Right? I'll take it to her now.

His Lordship is going to the palace all of a sudden...

You may leave now. Would you help me finish?

That's not necessary.

Since you started, you should finish it then come see me.

My Lady... it's my fault. You were away, I had no choice...

Even if I was away, how dare you help the lord dress himself!

I can't take it anymore, even if Officer Jang...

gives me a thousand gold coins!

You wench!

You wench! How dare you harm your master!

What's everyone doing? Get ready to flog her now!

My Lady, I'm sorry. Please forgive me. I didn't even realize... I did wrong.

What are you doing! Beat her up now!

My Lady, spare me. My Lady, please!

Until she's cured of her behavior, beat her without any mercy!

Yes, ma'am.

How have you been? I'm here to see my mother...

It's no use today. There has been a big commotion today.

Did something happen in the family?

You wench! I'm going to sell you as a government slave!

Slave? To sell her as a government slave?

Unfortunately, she got caught in His Lordships' room.

She was waiting for this to happen. Don't cause any more trouble, just go.

No, I have to go. If I tell her myself...

My Lady, My Lady!

Please stop her!

My Lady, please hear me out.

My Lady, My Lady... Please don't do this!

I'll take the beating instead. Please let me take it, My Lady.

You can't do this, leave now.

What a rude wench! How dare you be so rude!

I'll sell her as a government slave that cannot be saved with money.

Ahn, drag that wench away!

My Lady, I don't know what my mother did wrong...

But please consider it a fault of a child and show us your grace.

A fault of a child?