Queen Insoo (인수대비)

Queen Insoo ~Episode 53~

Is there still no news from the Court Lady who I sent out for errand?

Yes, Your Highness. -tsk, tsk, tsk...

Dilly-dallying she is...

Why did you send her?

I told her to inspect how the disposed Queen is living.

I suddenly thought about her, when I saw my grandson's face.

You did well, Your Highness.

Living is probably difficult, since I prohibited people from coming in and out of the disposed Queen's house.

I told His Majesty to come over here.

To hear about it with His Majesty when the Court Lady returns.

They said, the living situation is pitiful.

If Your Highness helps, then...

She most have turned to a human then!

Stop!

Let's have a talk with me.

I'm fine if I'm just a personal slave, or even a palace maid.

If only I can serve Your Majesty, then anything will be good.

Your Majesty,

I think I am going crazy, because I miss you.

Please take me back to the Palace, Your Majesty.

This is given to you by the Queen Dowager.

Excuse me? The Queen Dowager did?

This is for the errand.

I...don't know what you're saying...

So frustrating. You upheld the order of the Queen Dowager and came back from the deposed Queen's cottage.

In case you might give the wrong answer,

Her Highness the Queen Dowager is cautioning you beforehand.

Bu--but... that means?

Tell her like this. When you went to the disposed Queen's house, it was filled with laughter,

each storage was overflowing with food, and the smell of frying meat was

coming all the way out of the house.

This is what the Queen Dowager wants to hear.

If you can't believe me, then you could personally ask the Queen Dowager!

No, that's all right.

You probably well know how much Queen Dowager hates the disposed Queen.

This humble servant also know it well.

Next time, Queen Dowager will give even bigger reward.

Yes, Your Highness.

What are you doing and not greeting him?

I am sorry, Your Majesty. Since I didn't teach him properly...

No need to say that, sister-in-law.

It's because I didn't call him in more often.

It is my fault, Your Majesty.

I should've raised the Prince inside the Palace.

You did well by letting my sister-in-law raise the Prince.

If you let the Queen, then would she have raised him well?

I am thinking of virtuous court officials to take care of the Prince from now on.

The Prince is at the age of start learning the language.

By doing so, the Prince might really forget about my face.

He will probably forget about his Mother's face as well.

Your Highness, the Court Lady from the Investigation Bureau has returned.

Yes, come inside.

You better close your mouth.

Yes, Ma'am.

Did you return?

Yes, Your Highness.

Tell me in detail as you went and saw.

I told her to go and observe how the disposed Queen is living.

Ah, yes. Did you?

What are you doing and not telling me already?

Yes, Your Highness.

Uh huh!

I am sorry, but It's so difficult to say it...

You just deliver it as you saw and heard. Did any one told you to deliver it as you see fit?!

I am sorry, Your Highness.

It was lunch time when I got to the disposed Queen's house,

so the smell of frying meat from inside was all the way out of the front door.

The smell of frying meat was all the way outside?

This humble servant was confused, so I happen to ask a passing citizen.

According to him, the disposed Queen's Mother has been frying the meat for every meal

and shouted out of the house:

"No matter how much grief Queen Dowager gives us,

since the citizens have been delivering all kinds of precious goods,

so there is no shortage what so ever."

You're too harsh with your speech. As I know, the disposed Queen is so poor,

so she can't barely afford to eat one meal.

Court Lady Nam here has investigated the storage,

and she said there were piles of precious goods, as if the storage door was going to explode.

I understand, so stop.

Thank you, Your Highness.

You should return now.

Young Master...

Your Highness, please forgive me.

Since the only thing left in the house is this...

Don't worry. His Majesty will soon call me,

so what's there to worry?

Is that edible, Your Highness?

It tastes like honey, Mother.

Your Highness...

I don't know about Mother's sincerity.

Since Mother sent a person to investigate how the disposed Queen is living,

I though she was going to forgive her.

Are you still that naive?

Mother is not the person who will forgive someone who went out of her sight.

There is the Prince.

Brother, do you understand why Mother let the Prince

in our care?

She pities the Prince, so she can't kill her.

So she probably wanted to give him to me as an adopted son.

No way!

Think about it. Would you kill the Mother and give the throne to her child?

Discard the lingering attachment.The Queen can never return to the Palace.

Mother is that kind of person.

How about resolving His Majesty's misunderstanding, Your Highness?

Should I try to talk to him? About you sending the person to the disposed Queen's house?

Don't do it.

His Majesty should know about your pitiful intention towards the disposed Queen...

What is the point of him knowing about that? He will probably feel miserable...

Your Highness...

My heart felt weak for a moment.

Since I tried to avoid the thing that can only be accomplished by me...

What are you saying?

The Queen Dowager has called in Royal Consorts and interviewing them for marriage?

Official Selection of the Royal Marriage must occur in order to choose the new Queen.

She is choosing the Queen as she pleases?

You're pregnant?

Yes, Your Highness.

Is that so?

I wanted to tell you when I got better, since my morning sickness has been too much.

You're surely working hard.

I will definitely give birth to a son this time and repay my debt to you.

This is about choosing the Queen and not a Royal Consort.

How could Queen Dowager decide such an important royal affair by herself?

Hence, Your Highness...Don't interfere whether the Queen Dowager chooses a Royal Consort or the Queen,

Don't interfere? I am the still the elder of the Royal Family.

If you step in, then the inner household will be annihilated. Please just stay still.

My Daughter-In-Law does whatever she wants, since you're all trembling like this.

Before dirt gets into my eyes,

I cannot watch that kind of behavior.

Please ignore it. No one can

win over Queen Dowager.

How come did you come out so early?

She didn't ask me too much.

Wouldn't that mean Her Highness already has someone in her mind?

Hyungnim, you must feel pleased.

Thanks.

Suk Yi, Yoon, Your Highness,

please get inside.

Try to do well.

Don't you like it?

Your Highness, this humble servant is...

I have chosen you from early on.

Do you know the reason I am choosing you as the Queen?

I am sorry, but this humble servant

cannot comprehend your deep intention.

If we go by the rank, then Jung Gui In is the best. The next is Um So Young.

I also thought Jung Gui In is the right fit.

Since Jung Gui In got pregnant at this time...

Hence I am saying that it cannot be her.

Surely, there is the Prince.

The new Queen must be loyal of being the Mother of the Prince.

Since you still don't have children and young,

wouldn't you take care of the Prince before anyone else?

Congratulations, Your Highness!

Is that why you've chosen Suk Yi, Yoon?

Whoever becomes the Queen

there won't be a person who will back up the Prince besides the disposed Queen.

Watching the newly appointed Queen's move will be the way to live, so of course.

I had lot of thoughts.

I also thought about demoting the disposed Queen

and have her raise the Prince.

If I did that, then she obviously would bring even greater turmoil,

that will be impossible even if I had to raise the Prince without his Mother.

Rather I should make the tough decision, after have the disposed Queen killed and make that a secret...

I also thought about making Prince as the adopted son of Prince Wolsan and make him the next King.

Your Highness!

In this humble servant's gawky thought, after appointing the new Queen,

I though you were going to dispose the Prince.

However...

I couldn't do that. What sin did the Prince commit by being born?

Really, you're so merciful.

Suk Yi, Yoon was

about 12 or 13 years old when she got appointed as Royal Consort with the disposed Queen.

That's why His Majesty got fond of her later on.

Since Suk Yi, Yoon's heart is warm and kind like no one else,

she probably pities the Prince more than anyone.

Hence, wouldn't Suk Yi, Yoon

raise the Prince as her own child more than anyone?

I also saw Suk Yi, Yoon as you said.

The only thing that bothers me is

Suk Yi, Yoon's 6th cousine, Yoon Pil Sang.

When Suk Yi becomes the Queen and gives birth to a son,

he will probably try to harm the Prince with schemes.

However, if the Prince gets appointed as the Crown Prince before I die,

then there will be more people supporting the Prince,

so no matter what Yoon Pil Sang tries, he won't be able to flip the greater drift.

Thank you, Mother-In-Law for letting the Prince live.

This humble servant was so worried about Prince's future,

so I haven't slept for a day.

Wolsan was lacking compared to his brother,

but I surely did choose my Great Daughter-In-Law well.

I don't know what I should do.

They said, a decision could last for thousand years...

Now

what did you just say, Brother?

Did you say that His Majesty is going to get married?

Your Highness!

Then what about me?

I am the Mother of the Prince!