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Episode 53

What are you doing here?

Did you hear me?

What are you doing here at the East Palace?

Does the Crown Prince know about his condition, Your Highness?

Does he know what illness he has?

How do you...?

Answer me, Consort Sook. How do you know this?

He came to see me earlier today.

What...?

He said that he had no right to be Crown Prince.

He said he would not allow Prince Yeon Ing to be hurt.

What does that mean, Your Highness?

What do you mean by that?

You have been suffering secretly from an illness?

Please, my son! You must not do this!

If he has gone to the Grand Palace,

Could he have decided...

...to tell His Majesty about his condition himself?

What's going to happen now, Your Highness?

My son!

Please tell me I'm wrong!

Please tell me you didn't tell His Majesty.

We should have done this from the very beginning, Mother.

You should not have hidden this truth.

- Not from me, and not from Father. - Crown Prince!

So are you saying you told him?

Did you tell His Majesty?

No! You couldn't have!

How... how could you have done this?

Why do you think I did this? For whom?

It was for you! To protect you!

But you told His Majesty?

You told the secret that I risked my life to guard?

Don't say that you did it for me!

If you really cared for me, then you shouldn't have done this.

I am the Crown Prince.

I have never thought that I would not become King.

Like Father, I wanted to be a King that was benevolent to his people,

...and prospered his nation.

I sincerely wanted to be a good King.

But you were going to make me a sinner against the nation and the people.

You were going to make me a foolish King..

...who couldn't perform his duty for his people.

Crown Prince!

Your Highness!

It's over!

Everything is over...!

What are you saying?

My son, what are you saying?

Infertile? You?

Why? How could this happen to you so suddenly?

No, Father. It didn't happen suddenly.

For the past few months,

I had been drinking tonics to treat this condition.

What?

I may not be able to sire any children, Father.

That is my illness, Father.

But no one knew of my condition,

Because the herbs for the tonic were brought in from outside.

Father, the reason Mother brought in these herbs secretly was because she was afraid.

She was afraid only for me.

So please forgive her, Father.

I'm sure she wasn't going to hide it forever.

My son...

Infertile?

How could he be infertile? How?

My Lord.

Inspector.

Is it true that His Majesty knows everything now?

I think so. Let's hurry. Chief Suh is waiting for us.

The Crown Prince intended to do this even before he came to see me.

I was naive. I should have stopped him.

Why are you blaming yourself?

You must be objective.

This is the result of Consort Hui's deviousness.

- Your Highness. - Your Highness.

Your Highness, you must not give up so easily.

You've endured so much to get here.

What do I have left, Older Brother?

The Crown Prince... the Crown Prince has fallen.

- How can I not give up? - No, that is not so!

His Majesty loves the Crown Prince.

He will not cast him aside.

No, you're wrong.

He is the King.

He will act as King before he acts as a father.

Your Highness, His Majesty is here.

Your Majesty...!

What do we do?

Your Majesty...!

When did this all begin?

When did the Crown Prince start having this condition?

It was a year ago, after he suffered from a high fever.

Did you just say a year?

You mean you kept this from me for a whole year?

Do you know what you have done?

We could have healed him. I was going to heal him.

- Consort Hui! - Your Majesty!

Please... please give me a little more time.

We are using medicinal herbs from Qing.

They said those herbs will cure him.

So please... Give me... give the Crown Prince another chance.

Enough! That's enough, Consort Hui.

Medicinal herbs from Qing?

Your family bought them secretly?

Is that why you refused the care of the Royal Physician and used Physician Nam?

The Crown Prince is the heir to the throne.

How could you treat his condition by yourself and keep it from everyone?

Don't you realize that this may have exacerbated his condition?

Haven't you considered that...

Your actions may have made his condition worse.

The Crown Prince's condition is curable. Please give me some more time!

What? You still want another chance after all that's happened?

What will you do with that time?

You've mocked me and this nation with your actions.

But you want another chance?

If I gave you this chance,

Did you plan to use it to cast out Prince Yeon Ing again?

Your Majesty...!

Did you think that I didn't know?

Did you think that I didn't know who was behind the Soron ministers?

Was that the reason?

Did you do that to the young Prince because of the Crown Prince's condition?

Your Majesty...!

Your Majesty!

Your Majesty!

Please! Please I beg you, Your Majesty!

I don't care about what you do to me.

I will accept whatever punishment you give me.

But not the Crown Prince!

Please have mercy on him, Your Majesty!

Please allow him to maintain his position, Your Majesty!

Your Majesty!

If that is what you truly wanted...

You shouldn't have done this, Consort Hui.

Your Majesty!

So no matter what happens going forward,

You should realize that it is a result of your actions.

Your Majesty!

- Your Highness! - Your Majesty!

Your Highness...

Your Highness...!

Your Majesty!

Your Majesty!

Really? The ministers in protest are leaving?

Yes, My Lord. For some reason, they're backing off.

- Come now! Wait a while longer! - Don't leave!

We should back off? Why?

I'll explain more in detail later.

In the meantime, please do as I ask, Your Excellency.

But Lord Jang...

We must not aggravate His Majesty right now!

What? Did something happen?

Of course not! But it's just not the right time.

So please be a bit more patient. I'll see you later.

Lord Jang!

Councilor, what do you think this is about?

- Councilor! - Are you curious, Your Excellency?

You...!

I believe I can give you the answer, Your Excellency.

- Hurry! - Your Highness!

Your Highness!

Did something happen?

Older Brother!

Did you hear?

The ministers who were in protest have all left.

No one is demanding for my punishment anymore.

Is that so?

Yes, for some reason, they've all retreated.

Perhaps they've decided to forgive me, Older Brother.

I'm glad to hear that. I'm so happy for you, Prince Yeon Ing.

Older Brother!

Your Majesty, Consort Sook is here to see you.

- Consort Sook. - Your Majesty.

I too knew of the Crown Prince's condition.

But I couldn't tell you even though I knew it was my duty.

Please forgive me, Your Majesty.

I'm sure you did so because of the Crown Prince and Prince Yeon Ing.

It's not your fault.

Everything is because I'm a bad King and a bad father.

Your Majesty...!

I don't know what to do.

Must I ignore the situation, knowing the Crown Prince's problem?

My heart wants to protect that boy.

But sooner or later, his condition will be found out.

And even if he ascends to the throne, he will never...

Your Majesty...

Haven't you considered that...

Your actions may have made his condition worse.

Did you think that I didn't know?

Did you think that I didn't know who was behind the Soron ministers?

Father, maybe this means we'll be reinstated to office.

My Lord, you're here again?

We're still in the middle of the investigation, so please stop...

I didn't come to harass you today. I came to help you.

- What? - We found the men you couldn't.

Are you sure?