Queen For Seven Days (7일의 왕비)

Episode 18

I-is anyone there?

Chae Gyeong. I am here.

You must have waited long.

Have you already forgotten how it feels to be touched by me?

I've missed you.

Then why did you come so late?

I've waited too long.

I am sorry.

How are your legs?

It's all better.

Really?

Royal Mother took measures beforehand so I was able to avoid a severe injury.

I didn't know.

I was worried you might not be able to stand up or walk.

Then how would you eat or use the bathroom,

I was worried and lost sleep over it.

You should have told me ahead.

That you'll be able to walk, that it won't be serious. You should have told me beforehand.

I am sorry about that too.

I am sorry that

I keep on saying sorry. Chae Gyeong.

Grand Prince Jin Seong just entered the palace. Did something happen?

He said he will join us after securing the safety of his family members in the palace.

The rebel forces will enter the capital soon.

We have to escort the Grand Prince Jin Seong out of the palace first.

Let's hurry and call the Capital Defense troops.

However, Chae Gyeong.

I know what you're going to say.

If you have entered the palace again,

you must have already decided and prepared for something.

If I say it was a decision to save you, us, our family,

and furthermore, the people of Joseon,

will you believe me?

I am sorry but I don't think you will be able to hear my answer now.

After you complete your task well,

after that, please carry out your goals into actions.

If you keep me and my family safe,

I will naturally come to believe and support you.

Right. Right.

Have you met my parents?

Father-in-law.

As the king's subject and as his family, I ask for forgiveness on his behalf.

It's not time for you to beg for forgiveness.

You should advise and scold the king,

and you still don't succeed, it's time for you to abandon the king.

Which subject in the world would think of abandoning his lord?

After protecting his lord as long as he can, then afterwards,

if he still doesn't succeed, to die fighting for his king.

this is the fate of a subject.

Then how about Chae Gyeong? Are you going to abandon your daughter?

Your lord has Chae Gyeong imprisoned in the palace as a hostage.

Still, you could say such things?

You must protect Chae Gyeong, Grand Prince. She's your wife!

I am no longer related to Chae Gyeong.

Rather, you don't have to dwell on me

and my family.

I've met him.

I am relying on you.

Yes, Your Highness, the Grand Prince.

Chae Gyeong is my wife. I will keep that in mind.

Deed for house and land.

Have you met my parents?

I've met them.

That's why

you have to leave the palace now,

and take your parents to a safe place. Once the revolt begins,

the king's closest subjects and his in-laws will be it the most danger.

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I've found a place for you to go to.

I have to make a decision now.

Lady, you have to hurry.

Just pack lightly.

I understand.

His Majesty is entering.

Really delicious grapes have been provided as a royal offering, so I brought them here for you to taste.

Your subject does not deserve such grace.

Did you eat dinner?

I don't have an appetite.

I told you that you can't live or die as you wish.

Thus, not eating dinner is disobeying the royal command.

Do you really need to get punished before you come to your senses?

I am sorry.

If it's stuffy to stay in the palace,

do you want to go for a night hunt with me?

It will be fun to watch.

Hunting?

You want to go outside the palace?

What do you plan to do?

Once the king hears the rebel forces have arrived at the capital,

he will send out the troops of the Defense Ministry.

Then, there will only be the Royal Guards remaining in the palace.

At that time, I will have a talk with the king.

When will the rebel forces arrive?

It will take about half a day.

Do you want to come with me?

If it's for me, there is something I want to do more than hunting.

Can you grant it?

Sure. What is it?

I want to watch the moon.

You want to watch the moon?

Last time in his letter, my father

said the moon that can be seen from Gyeonghoeru Pavillion is very beautiful and he misses that.

Right. Today's weather is better suited to watch the moon than to go hunting.

Your subject does not deserve such grace.

I will leave after putting my outerwear.

I will stall for time by keeping the king in the palace.

However, it's dangerous.

If not, all of the Grand Prince's plans will go to waste. Then, everyone will be in danger.

Thus, you must take my parents to a safe place.

Please.

Yes.

Will you die as the king's subject

or will you live as the father of a daughter?

Then, how about Chae Gyeong?

Are you going to abandon your daughter?

Who are you people?

The Deputy Commander sent us.

He asked us to keep the First Vice Premier safe.

Deputy Prime Minister wants me to be protected?

What's happening here?

A revolt has happened at last.

Have you been bored all this time?

Why are you constantly looking back?

That's not true, Your Majesty.

So tell me.

People that are armed are following behind me and I'm just not used to that.

I feel like they are going to kill me any minute, Sire.

Maybe it's because I still have a memory of suffering through something so difficult.

The rebels have invaded.

Oh my, they have invaded.

We should hurry and get away from here.

Hurry up.

Today, your world will end, Sire.

Why are you crying?

I thought of my family.

Family eh?

I guess you must miss the First Vice-Premier and his wife.

No, Sire.

Then what?

No, you do not need to answer me.

I thought of Mr. Musa.

In the past

he fought with his younger brother, which made him so upset that he cooled himself off by seeking a cool place.

Who is it?

That was the person I thought about.

It was hard to go by oneself

but he did a favor to this young girl when she asked.

At the end of the day he couldn't say no and he went to the tavern with the girl.

That's the person I was thinking of.

I was asked why I didn't run away by myself and how foolish I was.

Mr. Musa!

He worried about the girl that was just laying there in the medicine room.

He ain't even the Jade Emperor for crying out loud.

He said that he will make her wish come true when he sees her again.

I thought of that person who was really friendly and sweet.

A lonely man who performed a ceremony for his dead mother who died alone.

A man who cried because of guilt for what happened to his brother.

I was recalling a man who lifted me up in the rain.

Every time I met with him, at every hour of the day

he was a man who was warm and kind, at least to me.

I was recollecting the memory of a man who was just lonely and in pain, that's all.

I cried because I really miss that person right now.

He must have died.

He must have disappeared. He's gone, I say.

Yes, Sire.

That's why I cried.

Because I know that I won't be able to see him ever again.

Why did you kill him, Sire?

You could've saved him, Sire. You could've protected him!

You could've done that for him

and also for his younger brother, friends and family.

But you didn't do any of that, Your Majesty.

You, Sire...

You, Sire, have enough power to put fate in its rightful place and fix it.

And you also have the power to organize and find the right opportunity. But you didn't do anything.

You can't even discipline your own heart so why are you trying to do that with other people's lives?

You're trying too hard, my dear. Trying too hard, I say.

You are intentionally trying to provoke me

and buying time...

What is the cause?

Why are you saying that all of a sudden, Sire?

Your Majesty!

We're in big trouble sire. They say that the rebels have barged in through the gate and are advancing further in.

What do you mean by the rebel soldiers?

People that were exiled into the provinces and the countryside were the ones who raised the military.

Was it because of this?

Were you holding me hostage until Yeok returns eh?

Didn't I already warn you?!

I can kill you at any time and I can also kill you and have you for myself!

There must not be anything that a King cannot possess.

It would be better if we die together.

I am guilty for daring to accept your love.

You are guilty for

forsaking your own ancestors.

We both will probably die

but a lot of people will be able to survive for that.

There will be war soon. The rebel soldiers are coming up towards the capital from the provinces.

And also the opposing groups in the palace to take your throne are surrounding the whole palace.

There are no troops to protect you here in the palace.