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

EPISODE 9

By any chance,

have you seen this man?

I am not sure.

But he does look familiar.

SEO HAM-DEOK

Is this not Monk Haeham?

It is.

Monk Haeham?

"A monk descends the mountain and enters the market."

"His chanting is no longer heard, but he is heard counting coins."

A monk who got a taste of money?

Are you all right, Your Royal Highness?

I will do anything

to prevent any prince born of the Queen

from becoming the Crown Prince.

The Chief State Councilor…

KILL AT ALL COSTS

…and Mother both attempted to harm Grand Prince Seongnam?

Is it really true?

Yes.

It is.

I talked to Her Royal Highness before I came here.

If it is true,

I will order an investigation and hold them responsible immediately.

Your Majesty.

As his mother,

I also wish to punish them immediately.

However, if this becomes public,

I am worried it will affect the contest.

If they did this during a contest to select the Crown Prince,

they are clearly defying my authority.

Yes, it is utterly unacceptable.

We lost our child before this contest.

And

it almost caused us to lose another child.

But we are up against

the Chief State Councilor and the Queen Dowager.

Are you

willing to punish your mother?

I only told you

because I reckoned you should know the truth.

If this happens again,

I will not merely sit back.

If it does,

whoever they are,

I will punish those who are responsible.

Announce my arrival.

Your Majesty.

Her Royal Highness is unable to see you

because she is feeling unwell.

It will not take long. Open the doors.

Why…

Why on earth did you do that?

It is your grandchild,

of all people.

Are you willing to do anything

to make your favored prince the Crown Prince?

Answer me.

Your Majesty.

With all due respect,

Her Royal Highness had a cuckoo pint

and barely escaped dire harm.

That is enough.

A cuckoo pint?

Is that not a poisonous plant?

Her Majesty the Queen

offered it to her.

She did?

Your Majesty.

Do you truly believe

I committed something so heinous?

How could you suspect your mother

only based on the words of the Queen?

Very well.

I admit

I was never fond of Grand Prince Seongnam.

You are also…

aware of his origins,

are you not?

Even so,

how could you accuse me of attempting to kill my grandchild?

Your Royal Highness!

The worst is over,

but her condition is still critical.

Keep a close eye on her

until she regains her strength.

My Queen.

Is it true that you offered a cuckoo pint

to Mother?

Yes.

I did offer it to her.

However,

it was merely a warning.

No matter how upset you were,

you should not have done that.

You only provided her with a way out.

Mother attempted to kill her grandchild,

while you attempted to kill your mother-in-law.

To whom…

will I be able to tell this?

You may rise now, Your Royal Highness.

You are still no match for me.

I did not…

expect you to stoop so low.

-You must have been very shocked. -Yes.

I almost ordered the Directorate of the State Funeral

to prepare for your funeral.

It would have been a waste

to use the cuckoo pint that you offered as a mere decoration.

I thought I should repay your kindness.

If I had known,

I would have

carefully decocted it myself.

Had you actually come close to death,

you would not have had to put on that lousy act like a clown.

-Your Majesty. -Your dangui ,

the ceremonial dress, still suits you better than a shroud.

I suggest you drop the act and rise now.

I would

like you to remain healthy

and watch my son become the Crown Prince.

I should.

However, there is something you should know.

I decide who becomes the Crown Prince.

So wait and see whom I choose.

Do not think

my hands and feet are tied

because of what happened to Grand Prince Seongnam.

How can she be so confident?

There must be something going on.

Consort Tae has been frequenting her quarters lately.

Could it be that the Queen Dowager has Prince Bogeom in mind?

One would assume so, but nothing is certain yet.

She may have changed horses and be supporting Prince Bogeom now

or she may be merely using him to crown Prince Uiseong.

Or perhaps…

she intends to keep both horses.

We must find out her true intention.

Is there a way?

Your Majesty.

Why did you send for me?

Did you succeed in delivering

the bamboo case to Prince Bogeom?

A bamboo case?

What information would I have to deliver to him in a bamboo case?

The information was from Minister Yoon and Deputy Minister Bae, was it not?

You are a pure person.

It is written all over your face.

It is all right.

I will not inform His Majesty or anything.

Besides, the Queen Dowager is especially fond of Prince Bogeom.

I do not believe that she favors him over the other princes.

However, she did mention he had the potential

to become a king as wise as His Majesty with proper education.

Did she go so far as to say that?

Yes, she did.

Consort Tae.

Do you think

Prince Bogeom can really become the Crown Prince?

You must be well aware

that to me, this contest means far more

than the selection of the Crown Prince.

Of course, I am.

Even if Prince Bogeom becomes the Crown Prince,

I will make sure you maintain your position as the Queen.

For me to save you the trouble,

one of the Grand Princes must become the Crown Prince.

Did you hear the Queen Dowager is unwell?

Pardon?

You did not know?

Her Royal Highness is unwell and bedridden at the moment.

Oh, my.

She is? What is the problem?

I am not sure.

Maybe you should go and ask her yourself.

If you do,

she will certainly be very happy.

I will.

Why did you send Consort Tae to Her Royal Highness?

You pay a commission of a fifth of the price?

Why do you pay Park Gyeong-u a commission to sell your ocean quahogs?

Why else? That is the law here on Manwol Island.

The law?

Who created such a law?

Who else?

Master Hyomyeong did.

Do you think he is the King or something?

Even if he sells your products for you,

a commission of a fifth of the price is simply too high.

-Let us go. -Yes, we should.

Good work.