Under the Queen's Umbrella (슈룹)

KIM HYE-SOO

KIM HAE-SOOK

CHOI WON-YEONG

KIM EUI-SUNG

MOON SANG-MIN

OK JA-YEON

KANG CHAN-HEE

UNDER THE QUEEN'S UMBRELLA

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Your Majesty.

Her Majesty has gone to her bedchamber.

Has His Majesty visited again?

Yes.

Ever since the funeral, he comes to see

if she has gone to bed without missing a day.

His Majesty is quite incredible.

His Royal Highness clearly coughed up blood before his death.

What have you done to His Royal Highness?

I know I am greatly guilty for not curing his disease.

But it was not me.

Did I say that it was you?

I am telling you to expose who was behind it if it was not you.

What on earth are you plotting?

Now,

tell me who was behind it.

EPISODE 6

Your Majesty.

Today we will not leave before you make your decision.

You must come to a decision

and appoint the next Crown Prince.

The kingdom has fallen into a crisis.

Who do you reckon is worthy to be the Crown Prince?

According to our law,

it should be His Highness the Grand Heir.

But he is still too young,

and he is yet to achieve academic excellence.

Your Majesty, you have eleven princes.

Why not conduct the taekhyeon and select one among them?

There is the son of the Crown Prince and the Grand Princes. Taekhyeon?

I am proposing

we crown the wisest prince regardless of his birth.

Just as when His Majesty was crowned as the Crown Prince.

Since the reign of Your Majesty began,

the kingdom has continuously lived in peace.

Do you not think the taekhyeon is proven as a worthy method?

-We agree, Your Majesty. -We agree, Your Majesty.

No, Your Majesty.

You must crown His Grand Heir

and establish the authenticity of your dynasty.

Chief Royal Secretary, what you said sounds like

you are questioning the legitimacy of the enthronement of His Majesty.

Questioning?

I only spoke up because you tried to defy our order.

That is enough.

What is delaying the investigation of the death of the Crown Prince?

With all due respect,

poisoning is suspected, so it is still under investigation.

-What? -Poisoning?

Poisoning?

There was no sign of poison during his autopsy?

Who would dare to take the life of the Crown Prince?

It is not the first time someone has died from hyeolheogwol in the palace.

Back then, we concluded he died of illness,

but this time, the signs are different, so we wish to investigate it thoroughly.

Then, Chief State Councilor,

investigate the death of the Crown Prince thoroughly

so that there is not a drop of suspicion left.

For that is more important than appointing the next Crown Prince!

However, Your Majesty,

we cannot leave the position

-of the Crown Prince vacant. -I will!

Until the cause of his death is apparent,

I will leave that position vacant.

What?

Taekhyeon ?

What a load of nonsense.

But Your Majesty,

His Grand Heir is too young, so some are saying

it is reasonable to resort to the taekhyeon .

Completely absurd.

There is the law to conform to,

and I still hold my place here.

Also,

he is not the only legitimate son.

So are the grand princes.

But the Queen Dowager does not approve of the grand princes…

She does not decide the Crown Prince!

What is wrong with my children?

Grand Princes Seongnam and Gyeseong even made it to the second exam.

But Your Majesty,

once the Queen Dowager gets a say, we may end up resorting to the taekhyeon .

The most important quality of the Crown Prince

is having the discernment of one's duties in every circumstance

and putting his own interests aside.

Among the qualities of the Crown Prince, filial duty is above all others.

Filial duty is the basis of every action a nobleman takes.

I believe there is nothing more important than that

to reign in justice and rule the people in peace.

I have been devastated by the loss of the Crown Prince,

but seeing my bright princes,

I no longer feel the need to be anxious.

Even though you are not the direct heir,

any of you can become the Crown Prince if you have what it takes.

Did the Queen Dowager really say that?

Yes.

It does not matter if one is the Grand Heir or the direct heir.

She will choose the Crown Prince only by competence.

That means Prince Bogeom is the most likely.

It does not.

His Highness the Grand Heir is still the most likely.

I mean,

his infancy did not end long ago.

How can he be the Crown Prince?

Yes, he is still just a little boy.

Does he even know how to read?

He began to read when he was three.

That is not all.

When he was four, he only picked out desserts with positive words to eat.

And as he learned the Cheonjamun…

Chi, meaning "extravagance."

He said this when he saw the word that means "extravagance."

That is extravagance.

Even so,

he is far too young to be the Crown Prince.

His Grand Heir receives education from his early childhood.

Then there is the Office of Tutelage, the Office of Early Education,

and eventually Sigangwon.

If he grows up with the education to rise to the throne,

he is undoubtedly the most likely to be the king.

How will you corner the Queen

just with rumors of poisoning?

If everyone believes so, then it becomes the truth.

The more gruesome the rumor is,

the faster and further it spreads.

If the sickly Crown Prince was deposed,

it would have been difficult for His Grand Heir to succeed,

so she took his life ahead of time.

This is how we shall drive her out.

Have you heard?

His Royal Highness could have been poisoned to death.

-That is impossible. -I agree.

He was murdered.

While he was in the quarters of Her Majesty,

Physician Kwon poisoned him.

Goodness.

He poisoned him under Her Majesty's watch?

Do you think Her Majesty made him do that?

How could she be doing so fine when her son has just died?

She is so scary.

Then is the rumor true?

Not only will you dine like the Crown Prince,

but you will also receive an education like one.

Mother.

Why should we receive the education of the Crown Prince?

One of you must prove

that you are worthy of becoming the Crown Prince.

But will the Grand Heir not be the next Crown Prince?

The position will not just be given to him.

The same goes for you all.

The Grand Heir is still young,

and you Grand Princes…

People doubt you are qualified.

Mother.

What will happen if we fail to prove our worthiness?

The Crown Prince will be chosen through the taekhyeon .

Hence, this calls for you to change too.

While the Crown Prince was with us, you could just live as princes.

But not anymore.

You can no longer

only do things you wish to do.

Has he still not eaten today?

Regrettably, no, Your Majesty.

Allow me to leave the palace.

Allow me to leave the palace, Mother.

Have you forgotten what it took for you to come into this palace?

My brother

was the only one who wanted me to remain in the palace.

Yes.

The one who defied his elders

and desperately brought you here was your brother.

Even I could not do that as the Queen,

but he did it risking his position.

But what?

You wish to leave the palace again?

Your brother who suddenly passed away is not the only one in your life.

You also have his children and your younger brothers.

What would your brother

want from you?

Think about that carefully.

I could not have been happier

when you returned to the palace to live with us.

Watch closely.

This is a character that means the sun, made to look like it.

And this is

a character made after the moon, and it means the moon.

These are like us. You are the sun, and I am the moon.