Queen Insoo (인수대비)

Old Korean chanting

Queen Insoo ~Episode 55~

Old Korean chanting

Old Korean chanting

Old Korean chanting

Old Korean chanting

Were you sleeping?

I am sorry, Your Highness.

Why are you being so stubborn about letting a young court lady to assist you?

Your body isn't well either...

It's not so, Your Highness.

Should I serve you a refreshing sikhae (sweet Korean rice drink)?

You could do that.

There is no need to worry. He is probably making a scene at the Changdeok Palace for me to hear.

Ja Wol, bring me a bowl of water.

Yes, Your Majesty.

Should I serve more, Your Majesty?

You wretch, did you by any chance put poison in this?

This wretch, have you suddenly become mute?

You must taste this instead of me!

Po..poison did you say, Majesty?

This humble servant will even jump into a fire for Your Majesty.

Is that so?

Yes, Your Majesty!

Elder Eunuch, this wretch says

he would jump into a fire without denying it.

Can I believe what he says?

Your Majesty, how about return to the Palace now?

What's the hurry about returning?

I should give another dance for Grandmother who resides in the Changgyong Palace.

Your Majesty, it is time for Her Highness, the Great Queen Dowager to go to bed.

Look here! - Yes, Your Majesty!

Go and bring me a strong rope. - Yes, Your Majesty.

I should find out this wretch's true intention.

I should test out whether he really is willing to give up his life for me.

What are you doing? I told you to bring me a strong rope!

Yes, Your Majesty.

Your Majesty...

How refreshing.

It seems that His Majesty finished the ceremony and returned to Gyeongbok Palace.

How about going to bed now?

I cannot fall asleep in these days.

Maybe I am feeling empty

one by one, everyone left.

Should I call in Prince Chungsun tomorrow?

I've been thinking frequently of Lord Sangdan in these days.

Since there is no one whom I can communicate with...

Your Majesty, please spare me.

Your Majesty!

It's noisy, you wretch!

The one who says he is willing to jump into a fire for me,

is begging me to be saved?

Your Majesty...

Ja Won.

Yes, Your Majesty.

Are you still willing to give up your life for me?

Yes, Your...Majesty.

Still?

Ah!

If you want to live,

then pull the rope, so I can help you.

You must have no desire to live.

It's too late, you wretch. You should've pulled the rope earlier!

Look carefully.

This wretch has thrown out his life for me today,

so I will give him a great funeral and build him a memorial.

Your Majesty...

Your Majesty!

Grandmother! I finally earned a loyal subject!

Please be happy for me, Grandmother!

Great Queen Dowager is entering!

Grandmother, I didn't receive a message about your arrival,

so I couldn't go out to the Palace gate to greet you.

It's nonsense.

Coming out to the Palace gate?

What were you doing really, so you didn't give me a message

regarding Great Queen Dowager's arrival?

I am sorry, Your Majesty.

Grandmother, please come inside.

His Majesty did?

Yes, Your Highness, The Queen Dowager.

There is no way that His Majesty would know.

We should look at it as he knows.

No, His Majesty knows me as his real mother.

It's been 13 years since the disposed Queen passed away.

Even if the late Majesty left a will about not talking about the disposed Queen for the next hundred years,

would the secret be safe?

We should definitely think that someone has told the young Majesty

about the disposed Queen.

What profit would one gain by telling that to His Majesty?

Of course there is profit.

There will be more than a handful of the ones who have been waiting for today.

You're setting the fire for nothing. - Right now,

they must be talking only behind themselves due to fear of the Great Queen Dowager,

but when that noble passes away,

then they'll try to make His Majesty to payback.

What do you mean payback?

Your Highness, you must be alert. If you get distracted even for a moment,

then you will get a great harm from the disposed Queen's child.

You must be careful what you say. Disposed Queen's child?

Although I didn't give birth to him, His Majesty is the same as my real son.

Welcome, since you're here at this time, what about your studies?

I finished my studies, and I came because I missed you, Mother.

Is that so?

You have a filial son, Your Highness.

Your Majesty.

Yes, Grandmother. - Do you like to dance?

Pardon?

I hear that you can dance like professional.

While dancing...

While dancing, you say?

I will never dance with the professional dancers.

I am not scolding you.

Since you're that great at dancing, I also wanted to see it once.

Would you like to see it?

I was...

stupid.

Have some.

Your Majesty.

Yes, Grandmother.

Your Majesty.

Yes, Your Highness, The Great Queen Dowager.

Before your Great Grandfather, Sejo left for coup in 1455,

he left after he had a cup of tea that I prepared for him.

Even your father, Seongjong, and your grandfather Deokjong

also happily drank the tea that I prepared for them.

Your Majesty.

Yes, Your Highness.

I came today, because I have a favor to ask you.

Yes, please tell me, Your Highness.

For the 25 years that he was on the throne, your father Seongjong left countless legacies.

It's so many that it's hard to even recount them.

However, it doesn't mean that he'd accomplished them all.

So,

as his successor, I narrowed down the list to a couple of things that you must do.

First you must secure the borders.

Have the military supply chain make various military weapons,

and relocate the people to the borders to temper against the barbarians.

In addition conquer the Japanese soldiers that intrude on the southern provinces and western sea

so that the people can peacefully live.

Moreover install graineries, bureau of price controls,

You must benevolently watch over the difficult lives of the people.

Seongjong did not get to complete the Founders' Records of Great Deeds, nor the Conquest of the Jurchens

so you must also complete those two tasks.

Yes,

There's a lot of work for the Current Crown to do.

You do not have the time to be dancing at leisure.

Do you understand what I am saying?

Yes, I will bear that deeply into my heart, Your Highness.

Then it's good.

Please have the tea first. I still have a lot to say.

"Strengthen the borders and take care of the citizens."

Is that what you meant?

Yes, Your Majesty.

Strengthen the borders and...

It's tasty, Grandmother.

Come here.

It's hard to see your face in these days.

I couldn't visit you often, since I've been studying a lot.

Is that so?

Yes, Grandmother.

So, which book have you been reading in these days?

I've only read the Xiào jīng (Classic of Filial Piety).

What do you mean only The Classic of Filial Piety?

Even Seongjong barely read the Lesser Learning at this age...

How bright Royal Prince Jin Seong is.

I don't know he even understands the meaning.

Would you like to spend time with me today?

Yes, Royal Grandmother.

Where did you say that Her Highness went?

She went to the Queen's Palace.

Queen's Palace?

From the Queen, to Lady Consortship Gwiin Jeong, Lady Consortship Soyong Eom, and all the higher ranking ladies have gathered there.

How about Royal Prince Jinseong?

Royal Prince Jinseong is probably sitting there as well?

This humble servant...

How could you be so wishy washy?

I've even clearly seen Jinseong holding Grandmother's hand and leaving.

Please spare me, Your Majesty!

You keep saying spare me.

In your eyes, do I

look like a monster?

No, Your Majesty.

To have a serious cough,

and be filled with worry, that heavy heart

causes me to toss and turn, preventing me from going to sleep the whole night.

Treacherous officials don't consider the importance of the royalties and this country.

They keep telling me to come to the feasts.

What do you think Ja Won? It's the poem that I composed last night.

I particularly like this part:

"My cough is bad, and full of worry"

"My burdened heart doesn't let me alone."

What do you think? Isn't it cool?

Yes, it is, Your Majesty.

Don't eavesdropping and come inside!

Then how about this?

How can I refuse the day's flow of events?

Fully drunken

they come to comfort me.

Fully drunken, comfort me!