The King in Love (왕은 사랑한다)

How can you do that?

What?

How can you look away when I am here?

How can you think of someone else in my presence?

It does not work for me.

It is not easy.

What?

It is not easy for me to think of...

something else in front of you.

You make me feel uncomfortable, anxious,

and distracted.

So...

move.

- Move out of my way. - All right.

That is Lady San.

Are you sure?

But why is she here?

Why is she wearing such shabby clothes?

But I heard...

she had a deep cut on her face.

So Hwa. So Hwa.

So Hwa. So...

- Your Highness. - Is the librarian here?

He said he was going to be here soon. I was waiting for him.

He always makes me wait.

The librarian.

It must be one of the men working for him.

I think we have seen enough. Let us go, So Hwa.

So Hwa?

I had some business to attend to. Tell him I had to leave first.

She wants us to tell him what she said.

Who is "he"?

I think she must have been talking about him.

Then we should tell him.

Not now.

Are you all right? Were you hurt?

I am safe, and I am not hurt.

I was so scared when I heard you were taken.

- My lord. - Chest pains again?

Can you breathe?

If you are that concerned for me,

then please do as I say.

Let Gu Hyeong take you back to the mountains.

Serve your master...

The Chancellor's second son is involved.

- San. - Seven years ago,

the man with the snake tattoo who killed Mom,

the man in the forest who took my dagger,

and the second son are working together.

Were you caught figuring that out?

This is important.

You are disguised as a maid.

If someone were to take your life,

you cannot complain.

They are trying to set up the Crown Prince.

They told me to give a false statement.

If he had not gotten involved,

I could have been badly hurt.

- "He"? - He got arrested...

trying to save me.

I need your help.

That man is...

One of the Crown Prince's bodyguards.

His name is Soo In.

I am so thankful and worried.

I cannot stop thinking about him.

I heard he is inside.

See him later.

Later when?

He will leave soon without a word.

He said he has to speak in private with the Chancellor.

Please leave. I will tell him you came by.

- Promise? - Yes, I promise.

What?

The pavement is slippery... It is ice.

- What? - Slippery, ice...

It is slicy.

The pavement is icy and slippery?

- Yes. - So I must be careful?

Yes.

You should be careful too then.

Sure.

Is that Do Yeon Myeong's poem?

Now that I am much older,

his writing has an extra depth.

"I am at odds with the world, and do not fit."

"Why should I ride a cart and yearn for other things?"

Is that why you are doing nothing to save Lin?

And have no plans to?

I cannot let my emotions...

get in the way of public office.

Even if he is a royal...

That is nonsense.

Do you know your second son wants to replace me?

Your Highness.

He should have just wanted to replace me.

He is working with others...

to set me up.

He is foolish and greedy, but he...

would not dare...

What shall I do?

Shall I shed some blood?

And see which of us wins?

If I dare say so,

I know you well.

You know me?

If you were going to shed blood,

you would not have come to see me.

Really?

You think of your people more than anyone.

I know that.

I told you not to speak nonsense.

The King is excessively cold,

and the Queen is excessively fiery.

You could barely breathe in their presence.

I witnessed it all.

I saw you hold back time and time again...

for fear that if you...

blamed someone or retaliated, an innocent would pay.

Tell me what it is you want.

I shall do it.

What do you think I want?

Whatever it may be,

it will be to prevent bloodshed.

Make me look like a fool.

- Pardon? - My father does not want me...

to find out who is responsible.

What he wants...

is to confirm I am cowardly,

disloyal, and thoughtless.

- Your Highness. - Make me look just so.

Then Lin will be released.

And my second son?

Leave him be for now.

One day, he will realize what happens...

when he yearns for something...

beyond his reach.

One more thing.

You got one thing very wrong.

I do not fear bloodshed.

Will you please save me?

What are you doing to me?

Young masters, why are you doing this to me?

"He will be of use, so keep him somewhere safe."

"Where no one can get to him."

- For how long? - I did not ask.

Masters.

No! Let me out.

Will you please let me out? Oh no... Please...

Save me.

The man who tried to save San...

He is the Chancellor's third son.

Did he lie about his identity?

Your daughter did the same, my lord.

You are right.

What will you do?

He did save my daughter.

We should return the favor.

Yes, my lord.

Why?

- Pardon? - Why did he save her?

Why risk ending up in prison himself?

What is he up to?

Are you comfortable enough?

I am embarrassingly so.

I think prison life suits me.

I am so relaxed.

You cannot be. You are locked up.

I shall lock the gate, master.

Thank you.

Who are you?

Who are you?

She kept asking...

who I was.

I could not answer...

who I was.

The day when I can answer...

will not come.

I must not...

even dream of...

that day.

I sent the inspector ivories and medicinal herbs.

I sent the Minister of Affairs three carts full of roof tiles.

I heard he is fixing up his house.

To the assistant royal secretary, I just sent some silver coins.

Great job.

He does not have eyes to see anything that is precious.

The royal officials urgently made a request to meet His Majesty.

But His Majesty sent them away, saying he does not feel well.

However, they said they will wait until he comes, and have waited...

from the morning to now. So His Majesty had to go...

What do they want?

Well, it is about Chancellor Wang's third son who is imprisoned.

- Lin? - They want him to set him free.

We plead you, Your Majesty. Chancellor Wang's son, Lin, is...

a nephew of Princess Jeong Hwa, the former queen.

If she hears about this in her loneliness in the annex,

do you not think she will lose heart?

And his excellent character is...

already famous within the palace as well as on the streets.