The King's Affection (연모)

Are you all right, Your Royal Highness?

What happened, Your Royal Highness?

Well, you see,

there was a minor accident.

Goodness. What happened here?

I'll get someone to clean this up right away.

But what are you doing here, Royal Tutor Jung?

Royal Scholar Yang wanted me to escort His Royal Highness.

I just told him that His Royal Highness wouldn't be able to attend the lecture.

I should just attend the lecture today.

Go tell him I changed my mind.

But Your Royal Highness…

ZUO ZHUAN

Your Royal Highness. Goodness.

EPISODE 6

"Chunjisaenggi gwancheolsasi

chunjeukchunjisaeng

hajeukchunjijang

chujeukchunjisu

dongjeukchunjijang."

"Spring is born in spring.

Spring grows in summer.

Spring is harvested in autumn.

And spring is treasured in winter."

That is correct.

Gosh, Royal Tutor Jung. His Royal Highness is already here.

I thought you went to get him. Where have you been?

Well, there was an accident.

An accident? What happened to your finger?

Why…

You must be having an awful hangover too.

"So the scholar said

the best of the four morals is similar to the best virtue of the five, sympathy.

If we decide to look at the moral values individually, there are many values.

But if we look at them as a whole, one value includes all four moral values.

And this is the truth."

"All these moral values make up the truth.

And the universal truth

will be clear as day."

Do you understand?

Why are you staring at each other?

I… I wasn't staring at him.

And your face

is the same color as wine.

What is it, Your Royal Highness?

I forgot to bring my book.

You have your book here.

The book for the evening lecture.

I see.

Excuse me.

You shouldn't trouble yourself for it.

Please stay here. I'll take care of it.

Royal Tutor Jung.

Yes?

You must have a lot of time on your hands today.

No. I have a lot of work to do.

Okay. Whatever. Go and bring a book from the Crown Prince's office.

His Royal Highness needs it for the evening lecture.

Go now. Come on, hurry up.

"Chunjeukmanmulsisaeng

Hajeuk…"

DAXUE YANYI

ZUO ZHUAN

ZUO ZHUAN

"Manmuljangyang…"

No.

What is it?

Your Royal Highness!

Where are you going? Your Royal Highness!

Did I do something to upset him?

ZUO ZHUAN

Your Royal Highness.

Why do you have this book?

ZUO ZHUAN

What are you doing with that book?

That is not the one you were supposed to get.

I have it because that book belongs to me.

But this book

is Dam-i's. No.

I transcribed it myself for a girl I liked.

I have no idea what you're talking about.

I'll look for the book myself.

I want you to leave now.

You really don't remember a court maid named Dam-i?

When you were the Prince,

I had a private audience with you.

And you personally gave me the present she left for me.

The palace is full of court maids.

How can I remember something that happened so long ago?

But…

you remembered me.

When we first met at the courtesan house,

you remembered who I was.

That's…

I only remembered you

because I thought you were good at flattery even for a brazen boy.

Does that answer your question?

ZUO ZHUAN

Dam-i?

The court maid I liked when I was young.

I see.

The girl you fell in love with at first sight from the banquet?

The Crown Prince had the book I gave to the girl.

The Crown Prince?

Why do you think

Dam-i just disappeared like that? She didn't even say goodbye to me.

If she's still alive,

she's probably already married, right?

And she must have kids who look just like her too, right?

What a surprise.

I didn't know you could be a hopeless romantic too.

Didn't you tell me that you went to Ming

because women in Joseon weren't good enough for you?

What about you? Is there someone you like?

Someone I like?

You're handsome and rich.

On top of that, you're a member of the royal family with a heart of gold.

There is someone.

There is? Who is it?

Whose clan is she from? Or is she a distant relative?

Is she pretty? Is she kind?

Don't tell me

you already set the date.

She's very beautiful

and warmhearted too.

How come you didn't say anything to me?

So when will you introduce me to her?

I'm a good judge of character when it comes to ladies.

I'm not sure.

I don't even know if I'll be able to do so.

Don't tell me

this is a one-sided love.

You had a busy couple of days.

You seem quite fatigued.

Why don't you go to sleep early, Your Royal Highness?

Wait.

Yes, Your Royal Highness?

Do you know how my record…

No.

Do you know how Dam-i's record

has been settled?

Why are you asking me that?

It is in my knowledge

that your mother had taken care of it when she was alive.

DAM-I

DAM-I

DAM-I

DAM-I DAY 21 OF MONTH 4

LEFT THE PALACE DUE TO ILLNESS

What is this regarding?

Why did you come all the way here this morning

to meet an imprisoned physician?

I'm embarrassed to ask you for a favor,

but my daughter made a promise to the physician.

So I came here to ask for your help despite my sense of shame.

I hope you will understand.

I thought you were always sure of yourself even before Lord Sangheon and His Majesty.

But even you, the Minister of Personnel, needs help

when it concerns your child.

Please wait over there. I'll bring out the physician.

I apologized to that girl.

I didn't do it just because you told me to.

I also know what is right and wrong.

I came by to tell you that.

Are you that surprised to see me here?

Or are you touched that I came to see you?

Who are you?

You…

Where is that physician?

Gosh. What are you doing here?

LIST OF COURT MAIDS

What is this?

I might have been a bit harsh the other day.

That court maid…

died.

It happened not long after leaving the palace

due to an illness.

DAM-I

DAM-I

LEFT THE PALACE DUE TO ILLNESS

I see.

That explains why you couldn't remember her.

That girl…

must have been someone quite special to you.

She was my first love.

She helped me become a better person.

I wanted

to thank her…

if I ever saw her again.

I guess I won't be able to.

It wasn't my intention to make you concerned, Your Royal Highness.

My apologies.

NOKUNGAK

Goodness. What are you doing?

I'm helping you with the laundry.

Do you know the story behind these deserted quarters?

What story?

A long time ago, a court maid loved a man who lived outside the palace.

And she couldn't overcome the hopelessness of unfulfilled love.

So she hanged herself here.