Love in the Moonlight (구르미 그린 달빛)

What shall I call you...

as a lady?

I am Hong Ra On,

Your Highness.

Hong Ra On.

Ra On.

"Ra On" means "enjoyment", does it not?

Yes.

My father...

named me that in hopes I enjoy my life.

Your name suits you very well.

Your Highness, have you woken?

I have. Come in.

How is the weather outside,

Ra On?

Pardon?

The sunlight is strong.

Okay.

Did you pack the books to bring with me,

Ra On?

Yes, Your Highness.

But will you continue to call me that?

I am merely calling Ra On, "Ra On". Why?

What if someone hears?

I will call you that when we are alone,

Ra On.

I will make up for the times I could not call you that.

Yes, Your Highness.

Tell me as a relationship expert.

Does not every woman dream...

of being in love with the Crown Prince?

You could not find her?

The neighbour could not remember anything.

Not what she looked like, her name or anything?

No.

I see.

I understand.

What will you do if you find her?

We must protect her as our own.

Why do you ask?

Nothing.

I will keep looking.

Stop!

Get them!

Out of our way! Move!

Stop! Get them!

The cries of the hungry...

can be heard from thousands of homes.

The nation does not belong to the incompetent king,

but rather the people who experienced its history.

Hong Gyeong Nae's child will lead the way.

We will not repeat the failure from 10 years ago.

They are saying it is time.

They refuse to repeat the failure from 10 years ago,

and they are instigating the people.

Your Majesty.

Leave this to me and do not worry.

I am worried you will get sick.

They wish to drag me down...

and put Hong Gyeong Nae's ghost on the throne.

What are the royal guards doing...

that they cannot quash the rebels?

We have every royal guard searching everywhere,

so we will find the origin soon.

Even the palace is not safe.

They will attack my bed soon as well.

Search everyone at the palace.

If they are even remotely suspicious,

they shall be punished harshly by the law.

Byung Yun.

Yes, Your Highness.

I have been hoping things will be stable for my father,

but situations seem dire.

Have you heard anything else...

about Hong Gyeong Nae's child yet?

No, Your Highness.

Nothing else yet.

Premier Kim. Hong Gyeong Nae.

And Father.

I will end the wretched relations among them.

Please help me.

Yes, Your Highness.

Do you think this is a sudden change?

What is it you wish to say?

Anxiety...

seeps in through the weakest point.

Anxiety befell us...

because I, who is weak, am the interim king?

Your will to bring change is commendable,

but it is only bringing chaos in reality.

In difficult times,

you will need the assistance of experienced subjects.

Why don't you pretend to give in...

and flee into the safety under my tree?

I am not sure.

I cannot be blind...

to the mud beneath my feet just to stay in the shade.

Open it.

Master Jang.

What is going on?

Do not get me started. It is not only eunuchs.

They are searching the rooms of everyone...

in the palace, including guards and court ladies.

What did the flyers say that they are doing this?

It supposedly said let's remove the King...

and create a world where the people rule.

- What? - Be quiet.

Is that not treason?

When the riot occurred 10 years ago,

there was a rebel within the palace,

but no one knew.

Anyway, be careful.

At times like these, it does not matter...

whether or not you are guilty.

They will tie you and me together and drag us away.

They will burn us with irons and we will just die.

- Will we die? - Of course.

You are finally back.

Yes.

You must be upset with the palace in unrest.

I am.

I could not see you all day long.

Lie down and rest, Your Highness.

Okay.

You have not been sleeping well, have you?

Shall I tell you a fun story...

until you fall asleep?

Go ahead.

I read this in a book...

that came from the West when I lived near the market.

Do you remember when you said...

that every woman dreams...

of being in love with the Crown Prince?

That is the story.

A mermaid living in the sea...

falls in love with a prince.

Is he as handsome as I?

That prince in the story.

Sorry?

I guess so...

since the mermaid fell in love at first sight.

Like you?

The mermaid, who is in love,

sacrifices her voice for legs...

and goes to be with the prince.

However,

she cannot tell him...

who she is or anything else.

Go on,

Ra On.

Chief Eunuch Han.

The Crown Prince barely became interim king,

and they are attacking him already.

What is to come next is obvious.

They will join forces...

and try to bind him...

as they made me incapable of doing anything.

Your Majesty.

Shall we defer...

the Crown Prince's marriage...

which you brought up earlier?

No.

We must expedite the process.

His marriage is a celebration of the nation.

We must capture the wavering hearts of the people.

We must make sure everyone knows...

that the royal family remains strong.

Then...

Is there a family you have in mind?

Call Minister Jo Man Hyung discreetly.

Yes, Your Majesty.

Your Highness,

he is Jung Duk Ho who came in first...

in the state examination this year.

Your Highness.

I shall do my utmost...

for the progress of the nation...

and work myself to the bone and give...

That is not necessary.

Since you showed an aptitude and interest in strategy,

I assigned you to the Crown Prince Protection Office,

so show me what you are capable of.

Yes, Your Highness. I shall.

Master Jung...

"I beg for forgiveness for loving someone..."

"I should never have."

Please tell her that.

Do you know each other?

- Yes. Pardon? - No, Your Highness.

We saw each other a few times in the market.

Yes, that...

Fine. You are excused.

Sam... Sam Nom.

You... You cannot...

No. Sam Nom will not say a word.

Do not worry.

Okay.

But how did you come in first?

Did you really?

Yes, it is true.