Under the Queen's Umbrella (슈룹)

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Your Majesty!

The deposed Queen Yoon must be given capital punishment!

He is right.

Yi Ik-hyeon plotted treason

by posing as a Royal Physician!

His mother, the deposed Queen Yoon, must have known of his plan.

You must also execute Yoo Sang-uk and Prince Uiseong

for taking part in the rebellion!

Execution?

Do you have evidence that Prince Uiseong took part in it?

We have circumstantial evidence and witnesses.

Prince Uiseong is the one who killed Yi Ik-hyeon, the rebel.

However, you must not let him live

in order to prevent future rebellions.

How could you ask a father to kill his son?

Please punish the deposed Queen Yoon

and execute Prince Uiseong!

-Punish them. -Punish them.

Please decide for the greater cause

and execute them as they deserve.

-Execute them. -Execute them.

-Execute them! -Execute them!

Yi Ik-hyeon…

died in the palace.

Not only did your revenge fail,

but your safety is also in danger now.

I do not care.

For I no longer…

have a reason to live.

The child of Yi Ik-hyeon is still alive.

It is Prince Uiseong

who took part in the rebellion.

You are…

indebted to me.

On one condition.

I will ask you a favor later.

Whatever favor it is,

promise me that you will grant it.

Please let the child of Ik-hyeon…

live.

That is…

my favor.

Kill Prince Uiseong.

If you do not put out the ember now,

it will come back to you as a big fire.

That boy

is the first child I held in my arms.

That is nonsense!

Prince Uiseong is the son of Yi Ik-hyeon!

I will make the decision!

I will also defend this throne

in my way.

Your Majesty.

Why do you make this harder than it is?

Just destroy everything that stands in your way.

That is my way.

That is how I put you on the throne.

All you have to do is become a sage king

so the blood they shed was not in vain.

No!

I will no longer taint my throne with blood.

It still reeks of the stink of blood

you smeared 20 years ago.

So?

Will you expose that I am the one

who killed Crown Prince Taein?

I would like to see you try.

However, the moment you expose it,

you will be denying the legitimacy of your enthronement yourself.

Who would recognize you as their king

if you do not recognize your own legitimacy?

My only mistake

was that I let Yi Ik-hyeon live back then.

Do not repeat the same mistake I made.

What do you think I should do?

You have already made many great achievements,

so please let go of the past.

My wish

is that you will be remembered in history as a sage king.

If I…

If I do that,

will I be able to let it go from my heart?

Father, are you really going to stop here?

You must uncover the truth of Crown Prince Taein's death

to prove that Brother was poisoned to death.

Even if I wish to reveal the truth,

there is no evidence left to prove it.

The truth is only in words.

What can I do with it?

You have the gajangsacho.

THE FIRST DRAFT OF SECRET AFFAIRS AND PERSONAL REMARKS

That only includes the circumstances of his poisoning.

It is not enough to uncover the truth.

Mother, please step in.

Please persuade Father.

Crown Prince.

It is not an easy decision for His Majesty.

If Crown Prince Taein was poisoned to death,

it denies the legitimacy of his enthronement.

Also,

he will have to punish his mother, the Queen Dowager.

It is not an easy decision to make.

Even so, he should not turn away from the truth.

Yi Ik-hyeon has died,

so without the decision of His Majesty,

it will be

difficult to uncover the truth.

However,

we also cannot let the past hold us back like this.

We cannot let this tragedy repeat itself.

In that case, I will think of a way to help Father

come to a decision.

Very well.

All we can do

is pave the way for His Majesty.

Do you think

His Majesty will do as you say again?

The King cannot defy me.

He is the one who is the most afraid

that the truth behind the death of Crown Prince Taein will be revealed.

In that case, what should we do about Her Majesty?

I am certain she will try to reveal that Crown Prince Taein was poisoned to death.

If His Majesty changes his mind,

things will get out of hand.

Before that happens,

I will sway the Queen

to bend the King's will.

Do you have a plan?

In order to sway the Queen,

I simply have to reveal the weaknesses of her children.

We have already

taken measures with the Crown Princess, have we not?

This medicine is good for heart disease.

It is so bitter.

It is good for you, so please finish it.

If you say so, Your Royal Highness,

I will finish it.

There is no longer a need for these medicinal herbs.

It seems like the Crown Princess has lost the fetus in her womb.

Are you certain?

I am certain of her miscarriage.

The stillborn fetus still remains in her womb,

so it is simply not showing.

In that case,

is there a chance she will conceive another baby?

The Crown Princess

has heart disease and a slow pulse,

so it will be difficult for her to conceive again.

My daughter.

You are here.

I rushed here because I missed my daughter.

A-ra.

Say, "Father."

"Father."

Do you not think her eyes are beautiful?

You took after your mother and got beautiful eyes.

A-ra.

My Queen, you already knew?

Yes, I did.

Like mother, like son.

Do you have any idea

how grave this matter is?

I do.

Your Majesty.

You must cast out those lowly ones from the palace.

She is the child of Grand Prince Muan. Watch what you say, Mother.

Father.

I wish to protect my child and the woman I love.

I wish to marry Cho-wol.

Marry her?

There is no royalty who has ever married someone low-born.

Why do the children of the Queen

never abide by the customs of the royal family

or the laws of this kingdom?

Father.

If it goes against the customs of the royal family,

what if I step down as grand prince?

You cannot throw away your position as you wish.

Then are you telling me to abandon them?

I cannot do that.

Then will you dare to break the law of the kingdom?

We cannot say that this breaks the law of the kingdom.

It is just unprecedented.

What did you say?

It is just that the royalty has chosen to take one as a concubine

in situations like this.

With the permission of Your Majesty and the Queen Dowager,

Grand Prince Muan may become the first

to break with tradition.

Queen!

I will consider it.

You two may leave.

Your Majesty, the matter with Grand Prince Muan is a problem,

but things are graver with the Crown Princess.

She is unable to conceive a child.