Bon Appétit, Your Majesty (폭군의 셰프)

BON APPÉTIT, YOUR MAJESTY

I see you are here.

What is taking her so long?

Everyone.

We must go and tell His Majesty.

Or she is going to die!

But His Highness has become unconscious.

This is beyond anything we can do.

We should not get involved rashly.

That is exactly how the former chief royal cook met his end.

They will make up crimes she did not commit if they must.

Then are you saying we just sit back and do nothing?

How could you all be like this?

If you will just sit here and do nothing,

I will go on my own.

I will go to His Majesty.

No.

You stay here.

I will go.

Cook Maeng.

Cook Maeng…

Fine. I might as well.

I will come as well. No, I will lead the way.

Let us try.

Yes, I will join too.

- Eunuch Yoon. - Greetings.

Eunuch Yoon!

- Our miss… - What is going on?

Our miss is…

How pleased will she be

when she sees this?

GOCHO

I cannot wait to see the look on her face.

If she jumps into my arms like last time…

Thank you so much!

I believe this was the stance.

This time,

I will not fall over.

Your Majesty!

Your Majesty.

Yes.

- Is she here? - The chief royal cook

was tortured and imprisoned.

The chief royal cook was tortured?

What on earth are you saying?

Grand Prince Jinmyeong is on the verge of death.

Jinmyeong?

He fell ill after he ate the chief royal cook's chicken dish,

so the Queen Dowager is furious.

She interrogated the chief royal cook herself

and then threw her into prison.

- Your Majesty! - Your Majesty!

Cook Yeon.

Open the door immediately.

Your Majesty, with all due respect…

How dare you? Open the door right this instant!

I wish I could, but Her Royal Highness took the key.

What did you say?

Commander.

Break down this door!

Yes, Your Majesty.

Your Majesty.

I am sure you have heard by now.

QUEEN DOWAGER JAHYEON YI HEON'S STEPMOTHER

My son Jinmyeong ate the food that wench made

and now lingers on the brink of death.

What in the world are you saying?

I also ate the chicken the chief royal cook prepared.

That is why I find it even more suspicious.

What?

Are you implying that I was behind all this?

If only

I had questioned it when you were so kind to my son,

if I had prevented it,

then perhaps this would not have happened to my Jinmyeong.

Why would I do such a thing when I have no reason to fear him?

If something unfortunate were to happen to you,

Jinmyeong would take the throne, and maybe that is what you fear!

I dare you to say that again.

At last, you show your true colors.

Say it again!

Hand over the key.

It is a royal command.

You will not have it as long as I am breathing.

Kill me.

I said it was a royal command!

Your Majesty!

Please. Your Majesty.

Your Majesty.

Calm down.

You must not do this.

What are you all doing?

Cover her immediately!

Put the sword down.

You're not helping me by doing this.

You know better than anyone that I wouldn't do such a thing.

So…

So put down the sword,

and please prove my innocence.

You must never

become a tyrant.

COURSE N° 10 JOSEON RESTAURANT

If we must become political enemies

just because we are blood-related…

then it is only right that I put an end to it all right now.

Your Majesty.

I know what happens here.

I know the future.

If you use that sword now,

everything will get out of control.

The situation is already past the point of control.

No.

Nothing has happened yet.

Put down the sword.

And no matter what happens,

you must restrain yourself.

You must stand strong.

Please leave. Now.

If I leave now…

you will die.

If you do this, everyone will die!

Do you want me to hang myself right now?

Will you believe me if I do that?

Believe me.

To think that you, Queen Dowager,

who always seemed on my side and embraced me with your kind grace,

had been harboring such a different heart.

I now realize what truly lies beneath

your benevolent facade.

I, myself, will get to the bottom of this incident.

If you torture the chief royal cook again before the truth is out,

there will be hell to pay.

Very well.

However, if something were to happen to Jinmyeong before then,

I will see to it that the wench pays.

If you wish to punish her,

you will have to dethrone me first.

Your Majesty.

You must have been scared.

It must have been hard.

You must stay strong.

Okay.

You have to remember

what I said.

All right.

I will not forget it.

Your Royal Highness,

it appears His Majesty has set forth plans in secret.

Brother.

How could you utter such disloyal words?

I did not tell you to spare you from the concern,

but Principal Drafter Yi of the Office of Royal Decrees

is looking for the draft of the record that details how the deposed queen passed.

The draft of the historical record

that details how His Majesty's mother passed?

If His Majesty is looking for the draft

with the knowledge that we were involved in her death,

would it not be so that he can oust our Han family

that put him on the throne?

I believe this is connected

to what happened to Grand Prince Jinmyeong.

No.

Brother, think back to the Muin Literati Purge.

OPPRESSION OF SARIM FACTION SCHOLARS IN THE 4TH YEAR OF YEONHUIGUN'S REIGN

His Majesty is someone who would make pretenses to exile individuals.

He is not one to scheme or plot.

And to use poison of all things?

This is not His Majesty's doing.

Not to mention, His Majesty has changed since the chief royal cook came here.

He has become a different person.

Will you believe me only after the other princes fall unconscious?

The only one to escape this crisis

will be the idiotic Grand Prince Jesan.

Jesan…

Grand Prince Jesan…

GRAND PRINCE JESAN SUPERINTENDENT OF SAONGWON

Her Grace Consort Kang

has contributed a great deal to our plan.

What happened to Grand Prince Jinmyeong is unfortunate,

but the Grand Royal Queen Dowager and her Han relatives

will not be able to avoid clashing with His Majesty.

If His Majesty

eradicates the Han family that has long served him,

that will be our chance to claim the cause to oust a tyrant

and turn our swords against him.

Your Highness.

Why are you allowing that enemy Yi Jang-gyun to live?

He led the men who massacred our tutors and brothers

who were in hiding during the last purge.

Regardless,

he still has a role to play.

We still

need him alive.

I do hope Grand Prince Jinmyeong

does not regain consciousness.

It does not matter now.

His Majesty and the chief royal cook will not be able to avoid

this arrow of fate.

I understand why the Queen Dowager caused a scene out of fury,

but Cook Yeon had no reason