Hwajung (화정)

This is...

Episode 7

Hurry up! If we don't cross that bridge, it's over.

What?

Goo Bok!

It hurts!

- Goo Bok! - Get up! Get up!

What the heck are you doing? Get up! You'll die!

No, I can't. I think my leg is broken.

What?

We have to go. Once that bridge is destroyed, it's over!

- What about Goo Bok? - Do you want to die with him?

Let's go!

I'm scared!

The purest of the bloodline will come to rule the land.

But Do Ha...

if the prediction refers to the princess, not Yeongchang...

then what would it really mean?

Pardon?

'The one who rules the land' would mean the throne...

so why did Nam Sa Go point at the princess?

That idiot...

Run! Hurry!

No! No!

Just who is it?

How could someone know about this...

The blister beetles were sent under Haneum's name.

Does it mean he knows about this?

Could Haneum send it to us directly...

No.

If Haneum knew about this, he wouldn't have acted this way.

This is a warning someone sent to us.

What?

Yes! The throne!

Like you said, let's just say

I had no choice on all of these in order to protect the throne.

Do you really believe that what's threatening me

is the prediction and the princess?

The one who notified me of the prediction...

Someone who can dare to threaten me and push it onto the throne...

Have you not thought about who that could be?

His Majesty was right.

There is someone.

The one who knows about everything...

and who has the power to know everything.

If that's the case...

shouldn't we get rid of Haneum as soon as possible?

Whoever sent this is an issue for later. Right now, we need to get rid of Haneum...

We cannot do that.

We can't do that.

Why not? How come? Why? Why?

His Majesty... Just now, His Majesty...

went to meet Haneum.

What?

Are you saying that he will also find out about this soon?

You didn't hear about any suspicion from the autopsy?

Are you saying that Dr. Jang wasn't let go because he raised the suspicion?

Not at all. I swear that it didn't happen.

On the other hand, Dr. Jang disappeared with the autopsy record after that.

What... did you say?

I raised a question of poisoning, so I was kicked out and lived in hiding.

Then I saw you at the mayor's house that day.

And I thought you'd listen to my story.

You are...

Sire!

What if he hears the truth of this and tries to reveal it...

Who? Gwanghae reveals the truth of this?

Then he'll also have to abandon the throne.

- Do Ha. - Yes, sir.

Although he's only a piece on my chess board

Gwanghae is still the king.

For that seat, the king can abandon everything and everyone

including his siblings and his father.

Answer me, Haneum!

What is this?

Why do you have the autopsy record of the late king?

What were you trying to do with this record?

Sire...

Today... I came to ask you to give me one more chance.

So that I can revert to the old days...

Just like you said, to rule without deceit and trickery.

Please be at my side again.

But... what are all these things?

What were you doing behind my back?

What were you doubting about me?

Yes, sire...

I was suspicious of you.

The late king's death...

Whether you also knew about the secret of the late king's death.

Yes!

Whether you also knew that the late king was poisoned to death...

Whether you knew that you stepped on the blood of your father to stand there!

Whether it was you who ordered it...

I wondered.

It was... true after all?

The late king...

My father was poisoned?

And you believe I did it?

Get up! Please!

He's alive!

Here! Someone's alive here!

- How bad is the damage? - Over 20 people are severely hurt.

Some are still at the mine.

Damn it!

What about Goo Bok?

He's fine. He was found before you, so he was taken to town for treatment.

That's good.

What about his injury? Is his leg fine?

You're really an idiot.

What?

His wound is bad.

We need to stop his bleeding and move him.

Undress him first. Now!

Sure.

- Let's stop your bleeding first... - No!

I'm fine. I don't need any treatment.

- What are you saying? Your wound... - I'm fine! Let go!

Are you... by any chance...

So how many people can move right now?

That's...

How are things here?

Actually...

What's that?

Maruno!

Let go of me! Let go!

I wondered...

but you really are a girl.

It'd be pretty good money if I hand you over to a brothel.

Keep her locked up.

Sell her off tomorrow!

- Get a good price. - Yes, sir!

Maruno!

Let go!

Maruno! She's hurt... please...

It's not for you to butt in.

Let go of me before I cut that hand off!

You'd dare to send me off to a brothel?

Even if you could kill me, you wouldn't be able to!

You wouldn't dare to do that to the princess of Joseon!

What?

Boss, what did she...

Princess?

- You're the princess of Joseon? - Yes.

So you have to let me go.

You're a man of Joseon who speaks the language of Joseon...

You have to help me go back to my country, back to my place.

Princess of Joseon?

This young girl?

My my...

Yes, your eyes and the way you speak...

Kid, I almost fell for it.

I almost thought, 'a princess of my motherland,'

and bowed to you.

- How dare you! - But...

it's too bad.

I heard something else today that prevents me from believing you.

Answer me, Prime Minister!

What more do you know?

Yes, sire! The late king was poisoned!

In the hands of the ones who follow you.

Listen carefully, kid.

The princess of Joseon is dead.

Along with her younger brother.

From what I heard, the king of Joseon harmed them.

Both the princess and the grand prince.

Because they'd be in his way.

So you'd better keep quiet and go to the brothel.

Stop the nonsense.

Wait for a second! Wait!

What... did you just say?

Who died?

The grand prince... Did you say the grand prince died?

No, that's not possible.

No, he's in exile. He can't be dead!

- You... - Tell me!

Who said such horrible things to you?

The grand prince died... No! That's not possible!

Do you understand?

You're standing there after stepping on the blood of the late king.

Sir!

His Majesty is back.

The ones who killed your father...

in their own hands...

The trace of poison cannot be erased!

Sire...

It must also remain on those who used the poison.

The princess of Joseon is dead.

Along with her younger brother.

I heard the grand prince died in exile.

In a hot room heated up with firewood.

In other words, that young kid was slowly, painfully, strangled.

The king of Joseon did that.

Sir, may I come in for a minute?

Come in.

A soldier from the police bureau stopped by.

He said that investigation of the port explosion has wrapped up.

He said you'd know what that means.

Got it.

How is Joo Won doing?

I'll definitely find you!