Moon Embracing the Sun (해를 품은 달)

The Moon That Embraces The Sun

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[This drama is set during the Joseon Era under the rule of a fictitious king.]

[All characters and events are fictitious and have no historic basis.]

Final Episode 20

I shall give His Majesty's neck to you, Lord.

Are you saying, I am to slit His Majesty's throat personally?

You must exhibit, at least, that much passion

to rouse a fighting spirit among the soldiers.

So only if I hold a sword stained with the blood of my brother

will you accept me as King.

Originally, wasn't this Joseon nation

founded upon the bloodshed between kin?

It is a good opportunity for me personally to solidify our resolution,

so it is not a bad proposition.

I shall gladly accept.

Kill him!

Just as the Zhou accepted the will of the heavens

and took down the Shang King,

we shall also accept heavens' command and dethrone the immoral King!

Slit the deposed King's throat!

What are you hesitating for?! Slit my throat!

It is you, Hyungnim, who have passed up your chance today.

So do not ever wish for another opportunity.

No. I shall have another opportunity.

Namely, at the scene of revolt.

How will I react when the moment of revolt comes?

Were you not just testing me?

Tell me!

What exactly is Your Majesty planning?

What are you hesitating for, Lord?!

He is a tyrant that has gone against the will of the heavens!

Condemn him of his crime and slit his throat!

I'm thinking of going on a hunt.

Those who orchestrated that child's death,

those who used that death to fulfill their greed,

those who sacrificed the lives of the innocent,

the Royal Court officials that serve their self-interests

more than this land and its people...

I plan to take them all down with one sweep.

They are not the sort that will sit quietly and let that happen.

I realize that.

If I do not give up the idea of convicting them,

they will plan an insurrection.

And shortly, they will approach you.

So then, what is it you want from me?

I need a record of all their names.

If they are not eliminated, Yeon Woo...

must live the rest of her life in danger.

And this country will march toward it's ruin.

What instills in you such trust in me that you would speak such perilous words?

Just now, I placed my life in your hands.

A revolt is different.

Naturally, the choice is yours.

Attack!

They are the King's soldiers!

And now... the hunt begins!

Forward charge!

The man who takes the lives of the King and Prince Yang Myung

will be Bangjeon Gongshin*!

Your Highness! It's Court Lady Jo!

Your Highness! It's a revolt! You must go...

Your Majesty.

Father.

Must blood be shed, after all?

Though it is uncertain who will be victorious,

my stepping down as Queen

is one thing that is certain, I suppose.

From the day I first saw Your Majesty,

I have only ever wanted one thing.

Solely Your Majesty's heart.

And so, I shall die still as Queen,

still as Your Majesty's woman.

Dispose of Prince Yang Myung and take the record of names!

I am holding the record of names on me,

so if you can kill me, come and take it.

Your Majesty!

Hyungnim!

Your Majesty,

please forgive your subject's foolish decision.

There can only one sun in the heavens.

There will no longer be disorder because of me.

Hyungnim.

Hyungnim!

Brother.

To have the opportunity to be held in your arms...

it's a good feeling.

Why?

Why in the world...

These days,

acting like a debauched libertine is tiresome

and no longer entertaining.

If there is something I regret,

it is that I haven't seen our Yeom for so long.

Oh dear.

Why...

do you let royal tears be seen over something like this?

Do not cry.

I am all right.

As you ordered,

it is the record of names of the insurgents.

All right.

I understand, so please do not move.

The physician will be here shortly.

So, until then...

At one time,

I resented Your Majesty who had everything.

And so, I once also coveted your position.

However, to be exchanged for the throne,

my friends and my brother...

were too important to me.

Hyungnim.

I pray that...

you become a sturdy monarch,

and together with her,

protect the people of this country.

Your loyal subject,

in that other place,

shall watch over you.

Father,

I am coming as your son.

In that place, no longer as King but only as my father.

You will be able to smile at me with ease, I hope.

But, my mother whom I leave behind alone, and...

Are you going somewhere?

I came by to have a look at your face before I leave.

A homely face.

I have seen my fill so I'm fine now.

Hyungnim.

Hyungnim.

Hyung... Hyungnim.

Hyungnim. Hyungnim!

Hyungnim!

Hyungnim, open your eyes.

My order was just the record of names.

I never ordered you to die!

Hyungnim.

Hyungnim...

Hyungnim, open your eyes.

It's an order.

Will you defy a royal order?!

Hyungnim.

Hyungnim...

Hyungnim.

Hyungnim!

In case we were followed, I circled around the long way.

So it took quite a long time.

We have arrived, so you can come out now, Miss.

Where are we?

His Majesty ordered that we bring you here.

You've suffered a long journey, so please go on inside.

Mo... Mother.

Y... Yeon Woo.

Are you...

Are you really Yeon Woo?

Really Yeon Woo?

Mother.

Aigoo, my baby!

You were alive!

You were truly alive!

Mother.

Is this a dream or is it real?

How...

how could this have happened?

Mother.

I didn't know I'd see you again, and...

Mother.

Mother.

Brother.

Oh! Aigoo, my baby!

You should take Mother inside.

I once saw a peasant girl that looked like you.

I don't know what crime she committed,

but as I watched the people throw rocks at the girl,

how my heart...

crumbled.

You can talk of others later.

Right now, please rest.

No.

How can I leave you and go to sleep?

What if, while I'm asleep, you disappear again?

That won't happen.

Without your permission, I will not go anywhere.

I don't know what is going on.

The Princess who stayed by my side

these eight years in your place...

involved in your death?

I cannot believe what I have heard.

Did Brother tell you?

He told me she committed a grave crime.

She carries our bloodline in her belly,

and yet, he acts so cruel.

Brother.

Are you really not going to look at me?

If you blame and torture yourself like this,

I have no choice but to regret that I have survived and live.

Do you want me to think that way?

I have committed such a grave crime against you.

How can you say you've committed a crime against me?

You have done nothing wrong.