The Last Empress (2018–…): Season 1, Episode 49 - Episode #1.49 - full transcript
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THIS IS A FICTIONAL DRAMA
OF CONSTITUTIONAL MONARCHY
You'll find a dead man in there.
Get rid of him quietly.
Your Majesty.
You don't hear anything
in the room, do you?
You'll find a dead man in there.
Get rid of him quietly.
Seo Gang-hui.
Whose body is it this time?
Did you kill him
like how you tried with me?
Tell me now!
The dead man you mentioned is
Kang Ju-seung, isn't it?
Did you poison him to death
after you took him from the hospital?
It was the Empress Dowager's order.
What?
As soon as she found out
that Kang Ju-seung was alive,
she asked me to kill him.
She was also the one
who told Ms. Choe up to kill him
seven years ago.
I just carried out her command.
So you killed him?
You just admitted that you killed him!
That's...
I had no other choice.
She held A-ri hostage and threatened me.
Then did my mother
command you to kill me too?
I don't know what you're talking about.
I was feeling under the weather that day,
so I had been in here
all day long...
I'm sick and tired of hearing your lies.
Follow me!
Your... Your Majesty!
Your Majesty!
Yoon... Yoon.
Why are you so surprised, Mother?
Aren't you glad to see me alive?
When did you wake up?
Why do you look so fine?
That night in the record room,
my attacker was definitely a woman.
And I scratched her neck as I wrestled.
Did you fabricate the DNA result
in league with the police?
How can you cover up
your son's near-death attack as my mother?
Did you put her up to kill me?
I have no idea what this is about.
How can you say something so horrendous?
I took a video of everything
with my phone.
Who has it right now?
Is it you? Or is it Ms. Seo?
It wasn't me!
It breaks my heart to have you
unfairly condemn me like this.
I have nothing to do with this too.
Why are you covering for her?
I need to know the truth
behind Empress So-hyeon's death.
Why are you stopping me?
You're the one who killed her.
That truth will not change.
Did you forget that Seo Gang-hui saw you?
You wanted your son to become a murderer.
There was groundwork done in the pond
seven years ago,
so it wasn't very deep.
She couldn't have drowned
in such shallow water as a good swimmer.
She was pregnant!
And she was almost due with twins!
If your best friend
had fallen into the pond,
why didn't you save her?
I know you used to compete
in swim meets back in school.
You could have saved her.
She had already passed away
when I got there.
I had no choice but to run away
with fear and guilt.
You were showing a big smile
at the completion ceremony
in the video that I have seen.
You looked so cheerful
that I couldn't imagine
you had just seen
your best friend's death.
What's your true nature?
If I had stepped up,
you would have killed me back then.
I couldn't do anything
because I had to protect A-ri in my womb!
You're the one who committed the crime.
Why are you blaming her?
That's very cowardly of you, Your Majesty.
Then
what do you think about this?
Ms. Choe tried to kill me.
The Empress Dowager told her to kill me.
What is this...
Is Kang Ju-seung alive?
Stop pretending like you didn't know.
You told Seo Gang-hui to get rid of him.
She just told me everything.
You brat. How dare you?
What kind of nonsense did you tell him?
You were the one who took him away?
This was your plot, wasn't it?
I took care of him first
because he could be harmful to you.
Shouldn't you be thanking me?
You'll be in the biggest danger
if Kang Ju-seung decides to speak up!
You shameless wench.
How dare you come up with that lie?
How dare you?
The Empress Dowager has been keeping
greenhouses in Cheonggeum Island.
Greenhouses filled with poppies.
What?
Is this why you hated Empress So-hyeon?
Did you create that fake scandal
between her and Kang Ju-seung
and killed her
all because of that poppy field?
I don't understand what you're saying!
You need to stop.
Burn down that disgusting field of drugs
with your own hands!
I'm the one who made
the Imperial House what it is today.
I brought much prosperity
to the Imperial House
thanks to that business.
You had such a great life
with that money to this day.
How brazen of you to criticize
and call that money dirty?
Trafficking illegal drugs is
a different problem. It's unforgivable.
I will not condone this.
You shouldn't say that as someone
who benefitted the most from the poppies.
The Imperial House must stay prosperous
to have the people to obey us.
It's not a big deal if you let it go.
You need to give it up.
I'm going to stop you.
Feel free to try if you're confident.
Try to destroy the Imperial House
with your own hands.
You can't even admit
that you killed Empress So-hyeon.
There's no way you can destroy
the Imperial House.
The moment any of you
carelessly open up the Pandora's box,
not only will
the Imperial House burn down,
whoever that dared to speak up
will not live to see another day.
What are you doing?
You're going to let Mother
and Seo Gang-hui go on?
I'll manage it myself.
You stay out of this.
You know Mother isn't going to change
even if you give her a chance!
Do you still feel reluctant to leave
the rotten Imperial House?
Do you want to keep
that petty throne of yours?
What do you know? This is all I have.
I was born and raised in this palace!
My entire life is in this Imperial House!
It's not a place
I can leave that easily.
I thought you might have changed a little.
But I must've been delusional.
Look at yourself.
How are you different from Mother?
I'll never come for you again.
Go. Get lost!
Go.
It's all for the Imperial House.
You would've done the same
if you were in my shoes.
Have you lost your mind?
Why did you blame me?
Do you want me to expose
everything that I know?
Go ahead. Then I'll also expose
how you told me to kill Prince Yoon!
That's why it's a tie for us.
We'll both stay quiet
about how I killed Empress So-hyeon
and how you tried to hurt Prince Yoon.
So stop trying to threaten me!
If you're willing to cover it up for life,
then I also won't bring it up again.
You wicked wench.
Is this your way of making a deal?
In the end, you killed Kang Ju-seung too!
I told you I had no other choice
to cover up what's happening
in Cheonggeum Island.
So don't even think of betraying me.
You have to kick out Oh Sunny
and appoint me
as A-ri's legal representative.
If I could have given it to you,
I would've taken it already.
Empress Eun already made her decision.
How can I overturn that overnight?
You can get her divorced,
or you can kill her
just like Empress So-hyeon.
Shut up!
Shouldn't you be concerned about
covering up Cheonggeum Island?
Now that we're on the same boat,
we need to depend on one another.
I can't believe that strong woman
crumbled down like this.
She wasn't someone
who would dream of taking her own life.
It looks like
she couldn't bear the humiliation
of how her daughter-in-law
and her grandson tried to kill her
and the guilt in seeing
how broken the Imperial House is.
She was determined to punish them
with her death.
I have a favor to ask of you
before you return.
Please reinstate Lee Hyeok on his throne.
And why?
I'm going to give him
a huge ceremony on his 10th regnal day.
The life they want to cling onto
that desperately
will come to nothing
as they hit the rock bottom.
I need to see that with my own two eyes.
I'm going to wrap up the reinvestigation
of Empress So-hyeon's death.
We have a strong suspicion,
but we didn't find any strong evidence.
It's difficult to prove
that the Emperor is guilty.
This is the decision
of the Board of Imperial Inspection.
Emperor Lee Hyeok will be
reinstated to his office as the Emperor
as of this hour.
The Crown Princess
still looks quite insecure,
and she hasn't received
enough education on her role.
Emperor,
I hope you will take good care of
the chaotic affairs of the Imperial House.
I understand.
I must return to the U.S. today,
so it's my deep regret
that I won't be able to attend
the 10th regnal day celebration.
There are more than enough people
who can attend.
Don't worry about that.
Before I go back,
I have one more thing to take care of.
I heard Mother's will
wasn't executed accurately.
I found Grandmother's real will.
The will left by Empress Dowager
was all fabricated.
I knew it was weird.
It makes no sense that she gave
all of her assets
to Mother and His Majesty,
whom she never adored.
So how much do I get?
"Jo Tae-ja, the testatrix,
leave my will as follows.
I will leave all of my assets
to Oh Sunny, the Empress."
What?
I still get nothing?
Quiet!
How can we believe that's the real will?
The handwriting analysis result shows
that this one is her real will.
And the Crown Princess testified
that this will is the real one.
Stop playing innocent.
I know Mother passed away,
but this makes no sense.
Oh Sunny is a scary girl
who's trying to destroy the Imperial House
in league with our opposition.
We cannot hand over the assets
of the Imperial House to such a traitor.
Our mother, who's wiser than anyone,
just got deceived
by the sweet talk of that vixen.
Watch your mouth.
I'm sure she wouldn't have
even given her a handful of weed
if she saw the disgrace
the Empress brought to the Imperial House.
Why are you so obsessed over the
inheritance when you're already so rich?
Is it because of Cheonggeum Island?
-Because I might take that away too?
-Oh Sunny!
I will not give anything to you
as long as I stay alive.
Stop causing so much trouble
within the Imperial House.
We can deal with this by the law
if you want the inheritance that badly.
Shall we take the dispute to the court?
You're so shameless to the end.
I'm not after her money,
but the people of the Imperial House
should be informed
about Grandmother's real will.
I won't back up to the end.
I'll get you the best attorneys
of my company.
This fight will be quite interesting.
That damned brat!
Where did she find Mother's will?
Wait, did Mr. Kim, the attorney,
go over to her side?
Ms. Choe, did you contact Mr. Kim?
I can't get a hold of him, Your Highness.
Do anything you can to find him,
and keep his mouth shut.
-Use everyone we know in the U.S.
-Yes, Your Highness.
I have the worst headache.
Get Ms. Jo right now.
You should probably refrain from that
with your current financial situation.
Did you just tell me what to do?
Shut up and get Ms. Jo right now!
This is the most popular shot
in Europe right now.
It's awfully expensive,
but this hormone shot does
an excellent job in keeping you young.
Don't worry about the price tag.
Get everything you can
to help me become younger.
If I can live a long life
without getting older,
I'll give you everything you want.
Yes, Your Highness.
It looks like
the colostrum bath is effective.
Your skin looks silky-smooth.
I'll give you the shot.
All finished.
This is galbi chicken, kids.
Dong-sik, get some rice.
Yes, put a piece on top of the rice.
Try it.
How is it? Isn't it good?
It's as if I'm eating real galbi , Grandpa.
-It's really good.
-Really?
-It's so good.
-Really?
Guys, you have to get along with Dong-sik
without getting in fights, okay?
Chew well and eat slowly.
Have some soda too.
-Okay.
-Good.
Goodness, those kids.
Are you that happy
about Mr. Lee waking up?
You look so lively.
I mean,
who would have known
that he lived such a tragic life?
Exactly. I feel so bad for him.
-Goodness.
-While we're on the topic,
-why don't we ask Yoon to--
-Forget it.
I already cleaned up Mr. Lee's room.
That poor guy has nowhere else to go.
Tell him to come in. Tell him to come.
Yoon!
Do you know where we are?
Of course, I do. This is a new branch
of the Imperial Shopping Center,
the core focus of our business.
Why did you want to see me here?
I took this business over.
You did?
Grandmother had a lot of love
for the shopping center business,
so I wanted to look after this place.
That's why I want to ask you
to be in charge of this place.
Me?
You have a great career,
and you know the trend very well.
You'll be able to manage
the shopping center in many styles.
I have a favor to ask of you too.
Hello.
Let's just live for today.
I want to be happy with you right now.
I'll love you
with every minute and second I have.
Me too.
I'll do that too.
I love you.
What brings you here?
Did you shamelessly plan
to stay in the palace
after what you've done to the Prince?
That again?
Where's the evidence?
Your alibi wasn't real.
I know you made Crown Princess A-ri lie.
Will you tell the truth
only if I get her here
to testify?
As her legal representative,
I will not sit around
and watch you ruin A-ri anymore.
Seo Gang-hui, I dismiss you as her nanny,
and you're deposed
as the lady of Inhyeongak as of today.
She's still my blood.
You can't cut off our biological ties.
A-ri is my daughter.
Court ladies, come inside.
Drag her out,
lock her up in the palace jail,
and shut down this hall.
Also, I place a restraining order on her
to prohibit her
from seeing Crown Princess A-ri.
From now on,
you must stop any of her attempts
to approach the Crown Princess.
Make sure you keep a close watch on her.
-Yes, Your Majesty.
-Yes, Your Majesty.
You brats! Do you know who I am?
I'm the biological mother of the
Crown Princess of the Korean Empire!
Do you all wish to die? Let me go!
I'll make sure you regret
what you have done today.
Wait and see. I'll make it happen.
Let her go!
Mother is my legal representative.
How dare you use violence on her?
I will hold you responsible
for breaking the imperial law.
Your Highness.
She wants to lock me up
in the palace jail.
My only crime is that
I loved my child too much.
Please help me.
If anything,
you can't abandon me for your sake.
If you have done something wrong,
of course, you should be punished.
Listen to what Mother says.
Your Highness.
You will be cursed
if you abandon your mother.
I lived like this only for you!
You can't do this, Your Highness.
Your Highness!
The Empress will never be on your side!
You have to listen to me, Your Highness!
Let me go, you brats!
I hope you don't think
I'm too cold-hearted.
I made that decision for your sake.
Don't say that.
I understand why you did what you did.
I won't misunderstand you again, Mother.
I know that
you always want the best for me.
Thank you.
I believe you don't have
anything on your schedule today.
Is there something you want to do?
Something I want to do?
May I ask for anything?
There is one thing I want to do.
What did you just say?
I said I want to go out
with you and Mother.
I want to eat good food
and go have fun together.
We've never done that together,
so I want to spend a day
having fun like other children.
Can't we do that?
Mother said she's up for it.
Is that true, My Empress?
If you don't want to go,
the Crown Princess
and I will have fun for you too.
-You can stay here...
-I'll go get ready.
EMPEROR CHINESE FOOD
Did you want to try
jjajangmyeon that much?
Dong-sik said
jjajangmyeon is
the best dish in this world.
I've never had it before,
so I've been really curious.
Father, have you ever had it?
No, it's my first time
coming to a restaurant like this too.
"Emperor Chinese Food"?
Goodness, Ms. Choe.
-Wow.
-Looks good.
All right, take a bite.
Come here.
It tastes even better
because you fed me, Mother.
You should feed Father too.
I don't think that's necessary.
You said
you'll do everything I ask for today.
Okay.
I can see why this place was
approved as a good restaurant
by the Imperial House. It's good.
Take your time and eat up.
My dear A-ri, what else do you want to do?
You want to go in here?
Yes!
I really wanted to come here
after I saw this place in a variety show.
It might be a bit scary.
Will you be all right?
Don't worry.
I have my father here,
the bravest person in this world.
Are you scared?
-Then you can wait out here.
-No way.
I'm the Emperor of the Korean Empire,
who's not scared of anything.
Let us go.
Is it gone? Is it still here?
Tell it to go away.
Say that I'll get really angry.
It's gone. Get away from me.
Stop putting on an act.
I'm fine with everything else,
but eastern ghosts are my weakness.
These are all fake.
There are more horrendous
and scary things in real life.
People are much scarier than ghosts.
Let's go.
Empress. My Empress!
I'm so sick of him.
Come here, you two.
I can pull off almost anything,
but this is a bit too abstract.
Crown Princess,
this is a bit too much for me too...
You promised that you'll do everything
that I want to do today, Mother.
I want to put a sticker photo on my phone.
Can we do this just once? Please?
Come on.
Let's go.
CHOOSE YOUR BACKGROUND
MAKE A GREAT POSE
PRINCESS A-RI
Goodness, I'm sorry.
I hope this moment can last forever,
Sunny.
Get the Empress Dowager right now!
Tell her I got locked up in jail!
Can't you hear me? Hey!
Will you be quiet?
I just told the Empress Dowager.
She said,
"I know you'll get used to it very soon."
She told me to tell you that.
Did she really say that?
I can't believe this.
Will you really take this to the end?
What are you talking about?
Intruders in Cheonggeum Island?
I checked the security camera footage
after some guards went missing,
and I found traces of some strangers
who broke in early yesterday morning.
This is
Oh Sunny.
How dare you invade my sacred land?
I invested so much time and money in here.
It looks like they're dying to follow
Empress So-hyeon's footsteps.
Ms. Choe.
What about the one you contacted?
Don't worry, Your Highness.
I definitely bought him off.
Is that so?
Go get His Majesty, right now.
Do you have the analysis result
for the cookies found in the secret room?
As you expected, we found narcotics in it.
Ms. Ha Cheong-dan said
she smelled pungent flowers
while she was locked up in that place.
It looks like she made
poppy extracts in that place.
This was
what my daughter wanted to expose
at the press conference.
She wanted to expose
that the Empress Dowager
has been selling drugs to the public.
But in the end,
she died because of her.
I'm sorry, it's all because of my mother.
Don't say that.
You're probably
the most heartbroken right now.
Thank you for giving us your support
to the very end.
This weekend is our D-day.
On Lee Hyeok's 10th regnal day,
I'll expose all the corruption
the Imperial House committed.
Please plan everything accordingly,
Mr. Byeon.
Don't worry.
I'll finish the work
that my late daughter started.
The Empress Dowager isn't an easy fight.
You must prepare thoroughly
without lowering down your guards.
You know that, don't you?
What did I tell you?
I told you this wench
won't give up that easily.
The celebration of your 10th regnal day
may as well become
the last day of this Imperial House.
We can't cancel the event at this point.
We must do anything to stop
that wench, Oh Sunny--
I'll stop her. Don't do anything, Mother.
And stop what you're doing
in Cheonggeum Island immediately
if you wish the Imperial House to be well.
Your Majesty.
Your Majesty!
Your Majesty.
Your Majesty...
Mr. Pyo.
We should
blow up everything on that day.
Even His Majesty?
What other choice do I have?
I need to learn
to cut off such petty relationships
for the bigger cause.
You must get prepared thoroughly
so that both Oh Sunny and His Majesty
will never be able to
return to this palace again.
The culprit should be
Na Wang-sik, I guess.
I will remember that, Your Highness.
Watch where you're going.
I'm sorry.
You have pretty hands.
I spent so much time looking for you,
yet you don't even remember me?
I will pay you back
for that humiliation today.
What were you trying to do?
What will you do after you kill him here?
Do you know what he did to me?
Do you know how that jerk ruined my life?
Do you know why I came into
this darned Imperial House?
All right.
Wait for me, Ju-seung.
Who are you?
Who are you
to go through my house like this?
Be quiet!
There's nothing here. It doesn't seem like
he hid anything particular in here.
-Wait outside.
-Yes, sir.
Stay away from Kang Ju-seung.
You never met a man like him in your life.
If anyone asks you about him,
pretend like you don't know. Okay?
Are you from the Imperial House?
Did you do something to harm Ju-seung?
From now on, don't ever come anywhere near
the Imperial House,
and don't look for him either.
If you do that,
I'll find you and kill you
no matter where you are.
Why?
Do you think I can't?
You have pretty hands.
I took good care of her
so that she understands, Empress Dowager.
Don't worry.
Don't stop me.
I'll kill him
and I'll kill the Empress Dowager too.
Please pull yourself together, Yu-ra.
I was determined to die
when I came in here.
I seduced Lee Hyeok to ruin the most
precious thing to the Empress Dowager.
I wanted the mother and the son
to despise each other.
I'll destroy the Imperial House
and kill myself too!
Do you think it'll end when you die?
Is your idea of getting revenge
ruining your own life?
Don't be so condescending.
What do you know?
Whenever I think of that disgusting time,
it drives me insane!
Then what about Dong-sik?
What about Kang Ju-seung,
whom you finally met again?
Why should I care?
They're none of my business.
Dong-sik isn't my son.
You're just like Lee Hyeok!
What?
You're overlooking your responsibility
by making an excuse
saying your life is the toughest!
Have you ever felt bad for Dong-sik?
I don't want to hear it.
Whenever I see him,
I'm reminded of their horrendous faces.
What can I do?
The only thing that's keeping me breathing
is my hatred for them.
Dong-sik's life, Ju-seung's life,
and my life
were all ruined
because of the Imperial House!
Then you need to right the wrongs now.
Expose everything they did
and make sure they get punished.
They need to know
what they did is wrong
and that they deserve to die for that.
You can't put an end to this
by simply killing them.
PRINCESS A-RI
What's Na Wang-sik up to right now?
He just fixed a light
in the Empress's Hall just now.
The Empress's Hall?
Who does he think he is to be there
while I'm here in this Imperial House?
Na Wang-sik.
You did this?
Na Wang-sik.
You'll never win against me.
You can never take away
the Empress from me.
The celebration of your 10th regnal day
may as well become
the last day of this Imperial House.
Sunny.
Is there no way
that I can be with you?
What?
Do you have no intention of forgiving me?
You didn't change a bit
since back then and until now.
I gave you enough opportunities
to tell the truth yourself.
I waited for you.
And for a short while, I was hopeful.
But you were the one who always ran away
and stayed quiet like a coward.
So why should I forgive you?
You mean that
we can't be together, right?
Then I can't help it either.
Guards!
Escort the Empress.
And be gentle.
Lee Hyeok. What are you doing?
I said, what are you doing?
Let me go. Let go.
Let me go!
Sunny.
This is the only way I can stop you.
You won't
forgive me anyway.
The car in front of us is
Na Wang-sik's car.
Get closer.
Hunt him down.
Step on it!
Get closer to him! Go!
Closer!
Darn it.
Get closer!
Na Wang-sik.
I'm standing here at the ceremony
for Emperor Lee Hyeok's 10th regnal day.
This will be his first official event
after the suspension of his duty
was lifted
which was brought upon him
due to recent scandals.
All of Korea and the whole world
have their eyes on this event.
Salute the Imperial Family!
EMPEROR LEE HYEOK'S
10TH REGNAL DAY CEREMONY
Where is Mother?
I thought she was coming with you.
She hasn't been feeling well since
this morning, so she couldn't make it.
Sadly,
I don't think she can come today.
I'm so glad.
I didn't want to see her face anyway.
Hey. Excuse me. Open this door.
Hey, open this.
I brought Her Majesty's food.
Stay away!
Your Majesty!
Your Majesty.
-No! Let me go! Let go!
-Let go!
Let me go!
-You!
-Stop it!
-You!
-Hey!
Great work.
I can't believe
how he bullied you to the end.
Lee Hyeok and the Empress Dowager are
probably relieved,
so it's all for the better.
Let's go.
Wang-sik said he'll come straight there,
but I can't get a hold of him.
We have no time. Let's hurry up and go.
I truly
wish to apologize
for worrying our people recently.
Also, I wish to express my gratitude
for everyone who trusted me
and showed me their support to the end.
The Imperial House promise to do
everything we can
to make Korea a great country to live,
a country that our people
can be proud of.
Next, the Empress's greetings.
She couldn't come
because she's not feeling well.
Let us move on.
-Your Majesty.
-Your Majesty.
EMPEROR LEE HYEOK'S
10TH REGNAL DAY CEREMONY
Empress.
I apologize. I'm a little late.
Where are we going?
Her Majesty told you
to return to the palace first.
Mother said that?
But still, this is
Father's regnal day ceremony.
I want to see it.
It'll end quickly anyway.
Her Majesty is your legal representative,
so you must follow her advice.
If that's what she said,
then I can't help it.
What is he doing here?
Your Highness.
I don't see Wang-sik.
It looks like something happened.
It doesn't feel good.
-Make sure to stay alert.
-Yes, sir.
It looks like the Empress Dowager is
up to no good.
I came a very long way to come celebrate
his 10th year of reign.
It had been dangerous too.
Congratulations, Your Majesty.
Great work.
As a present,
I prepared the 10 years of journey
which he was on
after he had been enthroned.
EMPEROR LEE HYEOK'S
10TH REGNAL DAY CEREMONY
-Goodness!
-What was that?
-What?
-What's going on?
-What just happened?
-What is this?
-Oh, no. My gosh.
-How can that be?
Turn it off. Right now!
The lady who passed away on that day is
Ms. Baek Do-hee,
who's the mother of Na Wang-sik,
whom you're familiar with
thanks to his recent donations.
She could have lived
if he took her to a hospital.
However, His Majesty
commanded Ma Pil-ju, his henchman,
to kill Mr. Na,
who wanted to expose
the truth of his mother's death.
Ma Pil-ju shot Mr. Na in the head
and threw him in the sea.
-What?
-Is this true?
Someone who did
something that horrendous is
Emperor Lee Hyeok.
Stop it.
This isn't true. Everyone, get out!
What are you doing?
His Majesty wanted to
cover up Ms. Baek's death
and create an alibi
for his hit-and-run accident,
so he came up with a plan to marry me.
However, he tried to kill me
on the day of our wedding.
Is what Her Majesty said true?
Why did you try to kill her?
At that time,
he was already in an intimate relationship
with his assistant, Min Yu-ra.
He married me to cover up his crime,
but he had no intention
to keep the marriage together.
His Majesty
completely deceived me
and used me.
How can this be?
The Imperial House killed my mom!
My mother's name is
Shin Eun-su.
And she's also Empress Oh Sunny's mother.
My mother had a rare blood type,
and she passed away in an operation
at the Imperial Hospital
because she couldn't get
a blood transfusion.
Someone took the blood
which was meant for her!
She's right. At that time, the Emperor
needed an emergency blood transfusion
because of a motorcycle accident.
And he had
the same rare blood type as my wife.
In the end, the Emperor stole
the blood which was meant for her
because we were poor and powerless.
She eventually passed away on that day.
How can he steal someone's blood?
-An emperor can't do that!
-What have you done?
I took the testimony of the doctor
who was in charge at that time.
However, the Imperial House was afraid
that this case will be exposed.
They even poisoned the doctor to death
and covered it up as a suicide.
Also, the Imperial House
tried to frame me as the culprit
of the Grand Empress Dowager's death
to depose me as an empress.
The one who poisoned my lunch box
and framed me as the murderer is...
the Empress Dowager.
-What? The Empress Dowager?
-Is this for real?
-Why did you poison her food?
-How can this happen?
The Empress Dowager
threatened Ms. Hong So-mae,
the Grand Empress Dowager's assistant,
and told her that she must frame me
as the culprit.
Then, she made Ms. Hong come to
an extreme decision
to take her own life.
-I'd like to...
-No.
-No, Ms. Hong.
-vindicate Ms. Hong of her crimes.
-No, Ms. Hong...
-She died an unfair death
after she was framed as a murderer.
This is far from the truth!
How can you frame me like this
without any evidence?
Of course, I have the evidence.
I saw the one
who poisoned your lunch box.
That person has to be the culprit.
Otherwise,
why would they try to blame you?
Who was it?
My mother.
Mother put poison
over the lunch box you made.
I saw everything.
Why does he have...
I had a copy of the file
just in case something happens.
Yoon. Do you have to take things this far?
Stop putting up a fight.
The Imperial House committed
all these crimes.
That's not all.
I still have more atrocities
of the Imperial House to share.
I'm sure you are all aware of the problems
caused by the narcotic cookies these days.
Did you know that the Imperial House is
behind that?
-Really?
-The cookies?
Oh Sunny, you ended up saying that.
They're involved in drug dealing?
I have to get out of here.
Get ready.
This is a beautiful island
called Cheonggeum Island,
left behind by the Grand Empress Dowager.
The Imperial House kicked out
everyone who lives there
and created a huge district of greenhouses
to produce a type of a plant
that should not be produced.
What is it?
It's Poppies.
In other words, narcotics.
-Poppies?
-You produced poppies?
The Imperial House used this dirty money
to support their business,
deceive the people,
and live a life
of luxury and extravagance.
Seven years ago,
Empress So-hyeon died a wrongful death
trying to expose this to the people.
This is an absurd lie!
It has been a while, Your Highness.
What?
Why are you here?
You weren't dead?
Seo Gang-hui, you damned wench.
I am Kang Ju-seung,
an imperial guard who served
Empress So-hyeon seven years ago.
The Imperial House faked a scandal
between the Empress and me,
and until recently, argued that
she took her life because of the scandal.
Everything was a lie!
-What's the truth?
-Tell us the truth!
The Imperial House
murdered Empress So-hyeon
just because she found out
the secret of Cheonggeum Island.
And Ms. Choe right here
ran me over with a car.
Your Highness, are you all right?
What are you doing? Escort her right now!
Lee Hyeok, don't blame me.
You're the one
who chose to jump into hell with Sunny.
Stop right there!
I will expose
who's behind the poppy produce
and the making of narcotic cookies
right now.
What are you doing?
Let me get out of here right now.
-Move!
-Unbelievable.
-What's going on?
-Move aside!
-How can this happen?
-I can't believe it.
This can't be true.
-What?
-Don't move.
The one who is behind all this is...
Your Majesty! Your Majesty!
Are you all right?
Mr. Byeon, get everyone out.
Let everyone out!
-Hurry up.
-Hurry.
Hurry up and leave!
You have to leave right now!
Mr. Oh! Hello!
Sunny!
-Over there.
-There's another bomb!
You have to go. Hurry up and leave.
Go out! It's dangerous!
Lee Hyeok!
Wake up. Lee Hyeok, wake up.
Get up. Get up, Lee Hyeok!
What's going on...
We have no time.
The second bomb will go off.
Get up. Come on!
Sunny.
Sunny!
Sunny!
No...
If something is to happen to me,
the Emperor of the Korean Empire,
and I become unable to carry out my duty,
I leave my full authority
to Empress Oh Sunny.
I told them everything
about Emperor Lee Hyeok's final moment.
Subtitle translation by Eun-sook Yoon
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THIS IS A FICTIONAL DRAMA
OF CONSTITUTIONAL MONARCHY
You'll find a dead man in there.
Get rid of him quietly.
Your Majesty.
You don't hear anything
in the room, do you?
You'll find a dead man in there.
Get rid of him quietly.
Seo Gang-hui.
Whose body is it this time?
Did you kill him
like how you tried with me?
Tell me now!
The dead man you mentioned is
Kang Ju-seung, isn't it?
Did you poison him to death
after you took him from the hospital?
It was the Empress Dowager's order.
What?
As soon as she found out
that Kang Ju-seung was alive,
she asked me to kill him.
She was also the one
who told Ms. Choe up to kill him
seven years ago.
I just carried out her command.
So you killed him?
You just admitted that you killed him!
That's...
I had no other choice.
She held A-ri hostage and threatened me.
Then did my mother
command you to kill me too?
I don't know what you're talking about.
I was feeling under the weather that day,
so I had been in here
all day long...
I'm sick and tired of hearing your lies.
Follow me!
Your... Your Majesty!
Your Majesty!
Yoon... Yoon.
Why are you so surprised, Mother?
Aren't you glad to see me alive?
When did you wake up?
Why do you look so fine?
That night in the record room,
my attacker was definitely a woman.
And I scratched her neck as I wrestled.
Did you fabricate the DNA result
in league with the police?
How can you cover up
your son's near-death attack as my mother?
Did you put her up to kill me?
I have no idea what this is about.
How can you say something so horrendous?
I took a video of everything
with my phone.
Who has it right now?
Is it you? Or is it Ms. Seo?
It wasn't me!
It breaks my heart to have you
unfairly condemn me like this.
I have nothing to do with this too.
Why are you covering for her?
I need to know the truth
behind Empress So-hyeon's death.
Why are you stopping me?
You're the one who killed her.
That truth will not change.
Did you forget that Seo Gang-hui saw you?
You wanted your son to become a murderer.
There was groundwork done in the pond
seven years ago,
so it wasn't very deep.
She couldn't have drowned
in such shallow water as a good swimmer.
She was pregnant!
And she was almost due with twins!
If your best friend
had fallen into the pond,
why didn't you save her?
I know you used to compete
in swim meets back in school.
You could have saved her.
She had already passed away
when I got there.
I had no choice but to run away
with fear and guilt.
You were showing a big smile
at the completion ceremony
in the video that I have seen.
You looked so cheerful
that I couldn't imagine
you had just seen
your best friend's death.
What's your true nature?
If I had stepped up,
you would have killed me back then.
I couldn't do anything
because I had to protect A-ri in my womb!
You're the one who committed the crime.
Why are you blaming her?
That's very cowardly of you, Your Majesty.
Then
what do you think about this?
Ms. Choe tried to kill me.
The Empress Dowager told her to kill me.
What is this...
Is Kang Ju-seung alive?
Stop pretending like you didn't know.
You told Seo Gang-hui to get rid of him.
She just told me everything.
You brat. How dare you?
What kind of nonsense did you tell him?
You were the one who took him away?
This was your plot, wasn't it?
I took care of him first
because he could be harmful to you.
Shouldn't you be thanking me?
You'll be in the biggest danger
if Kang Ju-seung decides to speak up!
You shameless wench.
How dare you come up with that lie?
How dare you?
The Empress Dowager has been keeping
greenhouses in Cheonggeum Island.
Greenhouses filled with poppies.
What?
Is this why you hated Empress So-hyeon?
Did you create that fake scandal
between her and Kang Ju-seung
and killed her
all because of that poppy field?
I don't understand what you're saying!
You need to stop.
Burn down that disgusting field of drugs
with your own hands!
I'm the one who made
the Imperial House what it is today.
I brought much prosperity
to the Imperial House
thanks to that business.
You had such a great life
with that money to this day.
How brazen of you to criticize
and call that money dirty?
Trafficking illegal drugs is
a different problem. It's unforgivable.
I will not condone this.
You shouldn't say that as someone
who benefitted the most from the poppies.
The Imperial House must stay prosperous
to have the people to obey us.
It's not a big deal if you let it go.
You need to give it up.
I'm going to stop you.
Feel free to try if you're confident.
Try to destroy the Imperial House
with your own hands.
You can't even admit
that you killed Empress So-hyeon.
There's no way you can destroy
the Imperial House.
The moment any of you
carelessly open up the Pandora's box,
not only will
the Imperial House burn down,
whoever that dared to speak up
will not live to see another day.
What are you doing?
You're going to let Mother
and Seo Gang-hui go on?
I'll manage it myself.
You stay out of this.
You know Mother isn't going to change
even if you give her a chance!
Do you still feel reluctant to leave
the rotten Imperial House?
Do you want to keep
that petty throne of yours?
What do you know? This is all I have.
I was born and raised in this palace!
My entire life is in this Imperial House!
It's not a place
I can leave that easily.
I thought you might have changed a little.
But I must've been delusional.
Look at yourself.
How are you different from Mother?
I'll never come for you again.
Go. Get lost!
Go.
It's all for the Imperial House.
You would've done the same
if you were in my shoes.
Have you lost your mind?
Why did you blame me?
Do you want me to expose
everything that I know?
Go ahead. Then I'll also expose
how you told me to kill Prince Yoon!
That's why it's a tie for us.
We'll both stay quiet
about how I killed Empress So-hyeon
and how you tried to hurt Prince Yoon.
So stop trying to threaten me!
If you're willing to cover it up for life,
then I also won't bring it up again.
You wicked wench.
Is this your way of making a deal?
In the end, you killed Kang Ju-seung too!
I told you I had no other choice
to cover up what's happening
in Cheonggeum Island.
So don't even think of betraying me.
You have to kick out Oh Sunny
and appoint me
as A-ri's legal representative.
If I could have given it to you,
I would've taken it already.
Empress Eun already made her decision.
How can I overturn that overnight?
You can get her divorced,
or you can kill her
just like Empress So-hyeon.
Shut up!
Shouldn't you be concerned about
covering up Cheonggeum Island?
Now that we're on the same boat,
we need to depend on one another.
I can't believe that strong woman
crumbled down like this.
She wasn't someone
who would dream of taking her own life.
It looks like
she couldn't bear the humiliation
of how her daughter-in-law
and her grandson tried to kill her
and the guilt in seeing
how broken the Imperial House is.
She was determined to punish them
with her death.
I have a favor to ask of you
before you return.
Please reinstate Lee Hyeok on his throne.
And why?
I'm going to give him
a huge ceremony on his 10th regnal day.
The life they want to cling onto
that desperately
will come to nothing
as they hit the rock bottom.
I need to see that with my own two eyes.
I'm going to wrap up the reinvestigation
of Empress So-hyeon's death.
We have a strong suspicion,
but we didn't find any strong evidence.
It's difficult to prove
that the Emperor is guilty.
This is the decision
of the Board of Imperial Inspection.
Emperor Lee Hyeok will be
reinstated to his office as the Emperor
as of this hour.
The Crown Princess
still looks quite insecure,
and she hasn't received
enough education on her role.
Emperor,
I hope you will take good care of
the chaotic affairs of the Imperial House.
I understand.
I must return to the U.S. today,
so it's my deep regret
that I won't be able to attend
the 10th regnal day celebration.
There are more than enough people
who can attend.
Don't worry about that.
Before I go back,
I have one more thing to take care of.
I heard Mother's will
wasn't executed accurately.
I found Grandmother's real will.
The will left by Empress Dowager
was all fabricated.
I knew it was weird.
It makes no sense that she gave
all of her assets
to Mother and His Majesty,
whom she never adored.
So how much do I get?
"Jo Tae-ja, the testatrix,
leave my will as follows.
I will leave all of my assets
to Oh Sunny, the Empress."
What?
I still get nothing?
Quiet!
How can we believe that's the real will?
The handwriting analysis result shows
that this one is her real will.
And the Crown Princess testified
that this will is the real one.
Stop playing innocent.
I know Mother passed away,
but this makes no sense.
Oh Sunny is a scary girl
who's trying to destroy the Imperial House
in league with our opposition.
We cannot hand over the assets
of the Imperial House to such a traitor.
Our mother, who's wiser than anyone,
just got deceived
by the sweet talk of that vixen.
Watch your mouth.
I'm sure she wouldn't have
even given her a handful of weed
if she saw the disgrace
the Empress brought to the Imperial House.
Why are you so obsessed over the
inheritance when you're already so rich?
Is it because of Cheonggeum Island?
-Because I might take that away too?
-Oh Sunny!
I will not give anything to you
as long as I stay alive.
Stop causing so much trouble
within the Imperial House.
We can deal with this by the law
if you want the inheritance that badly.
Shall we take the dispute to the court?
You're so shameless to the end.
I'm not after her money,
but the people of the Imperial House
should be informed
about Grandmother's real will.
I won't back up to the end.
I'll get you the best attorneys
of my company.
This fight will be quite interesting.
That damned brat!
Where did she find Mother's will?
Wait, did Mr. Kim, the attorney,
go over to her side?
Ms. Choe, did you contact Mr. Kim?
I can't get a hold of him, Your Highness.
Do anything you can to find him,
and keep his mouth shut.
-Use everyone we know in the U.S.
-Yes, Your Highness.
I have the worst headache.
Get Ms. Jo right now.
You should probably refrain from that
with your current financial situation.
Did you just tell me what to do?
Shut up and get Ms. Jo right now!
This is the most popular shot
in Europe right now.
It's awfully expensive,
but this hormone shot does
an excellent job in keeping you young.
Don't worry about the price tag.
Get everything you can
to help me become younger.
If I can live a long life
without getting older,
I'll give you everything you want.
Yes, Your Highness.
It looks like
the colostrum bath is effective.
Your skin looks silky-smooth.
I'll give you the shot.
All finished.
This is galbi chicken, kids.
Dong-sik, get some rice.
Yes, put a piece on top of the rice.
Try it.
How is it? Isn't it good?
It's as if I'm eating real galbi , Grandpa.
-It's really good.
-Really?
-It's so good.
-Really?
Guys, you have to get along with Dong-sik
without getting in fights, okay?
Chew well and eat slowly.
Have some soda too.
-Okay.
-Good.
Goodness, those kids.
Are you that happy
about Mr. Lee waking up?
You look so lively.
I mean,
who would have known
that he lived such a tragic life?
Exactly. I feel so bad for him.
-Goodness.
-While we're on the topic,
-why don't we ask Yoon to--
-Forget it.
I already cleaned up Mr. Lee's room.
That poor guy has nowhere else to go.
Tell him to come in. Tell him to come.
Yoon!
Do you know where we are?
Of course, I do. This is a new branch
of the Imperial Shopping Center,
the core focus of our business.
Why did you want to see me here?
I took this business over.
You did?
Grandmother had a lot of love
for the shopping center business,
so I wanted to look after this place.
That's why I want to ask you
to be in charge of this place.
Me?
You have a great career,
and you know the trend very well.
You'll be able to manage
the shopping center in many styles.
I have a favor to ask of you too.
Hello.
Let's just live for today.
I want to be happy with you right now.
I'll love you
with every minute and second I have.
Me too.
I'll do that too.
I love you.
What brings you here?
Did you shamelessly plan
to stay in the palace
after what you've done to the Prince?
That again?
Where's the evidence?
Your alibi wasn't real.
I know you made Crown Princess A-ri lie.
Will you tell the truth
only if I get her here
to testify?
As her legal representative,
I will not sit around
and watch you ruin A-ri anymore.
Seo Gang-hui, I dismiss you as her nanny,
and you're deposed
as the lady of Inhyeongak as of today.
She's still my blood.
You can't cut off our biological ties.
A-ri is my daughter.
Court ladies, come inside.
Drag her out,
lock her up in the palace jail,
and shut down this hall.
Also, I place a restraining order on her
to prohibit her
from seeing Crown Princess A-ri.
From now on,
you must stop any of her attempts
to approach the Crown Princess.
Make sure you keep a close watch on her.
-Yes, Your Majesty.
-Yes, Your Majesty.
You brats! Do you know who I am?
I'm the biological mother of the
Crown Princess of the Korean Empire!
Do you all wish to die? Let me go!
I'll make sure you regret
what you have done today.
Wait and see. I'll make it happen.
Let her go!
Mother is my legal representative.
How dare you use violence on her?
I will hold you responsible
for breaking the imperial law.
Your Highness.
She wants to lock me up
in the palace jail.
My only crime is that
I loved my child too much.
Please help me.
If anything,
you can't abandon me for your sake.
If you have done something wrong,
of course, you should be punished.
Listen to what Mother says.
Your Highness.
You will be cursed
if you abandon your mother.
I lived like this only for you!
You can't do this, Your Highness.
Your Highness!
The Empress will never be on your side!
You have to listen to me, Your Highness!
Let me go, you brats!
I hope you don't think
I'm too cold-hearted.
I made that decision for your sake.
Don't say that.
I understand why you did what you did.
I won't misunderstand you again, Mother.
I know that
you always want the best for me.
Thank you.
I believe you don't have
anything on your schedule today.
Is there something you want to do?
Something I want to do?
May I ask for anything?
There is one thing I want to do.
What did you just say?
I said I want to go out
with you and Mother.
I want to eat good food
and go have fun together.
We've never done that together,
so I want to spend a day
having fun like other children.
Can't we do that?
Mother said she's up for it.
Is that true, My Empress?
If you don't want to go,
the Crown Princess
and I will have fun for you too.
-You can stay here...
-I'll go get ready.
EMPEROR CHINESE FOOD
Did you want to try
jjajangmyeon that much?
Dong-sik said
jjajangmyeon is
the best dish in this world.
I've never had it before,
so I've been really curious.
Father, have you ever had it?
No, it's my first time
coming to a restaurant like this too.
"Emperor Chinese Food"?
Goodness, Ms. Choe.
-Wow.
-Looks good.
All right, take a bite.
Come here.
It tastes even better
because you fed me, Mother.
You should feed Father too.
I don't think that's necessary.
You said
you'll do everything I ask for today.
Okay.
I can see why this place was
approved as a good restaurant
by the Imperial House. It's good.
Take your time and eat up.
My dear A-ri, what else do you want to do?
You want to go in here?
Yes!
I really wanted to come here
after I saw this place in a variety show.
It might be a bit scary.
Will you be all right?
Don't worry.
I have my father here,
the bravest person in this world.
Are you scared?
-Then you can wait out here.
-No way.
I'm the Emperor of the Korean Empire,
who's not scared of anything.
Let us go.
Is it gone? Is it still here?
Tell it to go away.
Say that I'll get really angry.
It's gone. Get away from me.
Stop putting on an act.
I'm fine with everything else,
but eastern ghosts are my weakness.
These are all fake.
There are more horrendous
and scary things in real life.
People are much scarier than ghosts.
Let's go.
Empress. My Empress!
I'm so sick of him.
Come here, you two.
I can pull off almost anything,
but this is a bit too abstract.
Crown Princess,
this is a bit too much for me too...
You promised that you'll do everything
that I want to do today, Mother.
I want to put a sticker photo on my phone.
Can we do this just once? Please?
Come on.
Let's go.
CHOOSE YOUR BACKGROUND
MAKE A GREAT POSE
PRINCESS A-RI
Goodness, I'm sorry.
I hope this moment can last forever,
Sunny.
Get the Empress Dowager right now!
Tell her I got locked up in jail!
Can't you hear me? Hey!
Will you be quiet?
I just told the Empress Dowager.
She said,
"I know you'll get used to it very soon."
She told me to tell you that.
Did she really say that?
I can't believe this.
Will you really take this to the end?
What are you talking about?
Intruders in Cheonggeum Island?
I checked the security camera footage
after some guards went missing,
and I found traces of some strangers
who broke in early yesterday morning.
This is
Oh Sunny.
How dare you invade my sacred land?
I invested so much time and money in here.
It looks like they're dying to follow
Empress So-hyeon's footsteps.
Ms. Choe.
What about the one you contacted?
Don't worry, Your Highness.
I definitely bought him off.
Is that so?
Go get His Majesty, right now.
Do you have the analysis result
for the cookies found in the secret room?
As you expected, we found narcotics in it.
Ms. Ha Cheong-dan said
she smelled pungent flowers
while she was locked up in that place.
It looks like she made
poppy extracts in that place.
This was
what my daughter wanted to expose
at the press conference.
She wanted to expose
that the Empress Dowager
has been selling drugs to the public.
But in the end,
she died because of her.
I'm sorry, it's all because of my mother.
Don't say that.
You're probably
the most heartbroken right now.
Thank you for giving us your support
to the very end.
This weekend is our D-day.
On Lee Hyeok's 10th regnal day,
I'll expose all the corruption
the Imperial House committed.
Please plan everything accordingly,
Mr. Byeon.
Don't worry.
I'll finish the work
that my late daughter started.
The Empress Dowager isn't an easy fight.
You must prepare thoroughly
without lowering down your guards.
You know that, don't you?
What did I tell you?
I told you this wench
won't give up that easily.
The celebration of your 10th regnal day
may as well become
the last day of this Imperial House.
We can't cancel the event at this point.
We must do anything to stop
that wench, Oh Sunny--
I'll stop her. Don't do anything, Mother.
And stop what you're doing
in Cheonggeum Island immediately
if you wish the Imperial House to be well.
Your Majesty.
Your Majesty!
Your Majesty.
Your Majesty...
Mr. Pyo.
We should
blow up everything on that day.
Even His Majesty?
What other choice do I have?
I need to learn
to cut off such petty relationships
for the bigger cause.
You must get prepared thoroughly
so that both Oh Sunny and His Majesty
will never be able to
return to this palace again.
The culprit should be
Na Wang-sik, I guess.
I will remember that, Your Highness.
Watch where you're going.
I'm sorry.
You have pretty hands.
I spent so much time looking for you,
yet you don't even remember me?
I will pay you back
for that humiliation today.
What were you trying to do?
What will you do after you kill him here?
Do you know what he did to me?
Do you know how that jerk ruined my life?
Do you know why I came into
this darned Imperial House?
All right.
Wait for me, Ju-seung.
Who are you?
Who are you
to go through my house like this?
Be quiet!
There's nothing here. It doesn't seem like
he hid anything particular in here.
-Wait outside.
-Yes, sir.
Stay away from Kang Ju-seung.
You never met a man like him in your life.
If anyone asks you about him,
pretend like you don't know. Okay?
Are you from the Imperial House?
Did you do something to harm Ju-seung?
From now on, don't ever come anywhere near
the Imperial House,
and don't look for him either.
If you do that,
I'll find you and kill you
no matter where you are.
Why?
Do you think I can't?
You have pretty hands.
I took good care of her
so that she understands, Empress Dowager.
Don't worry.
Don't stop me.
I'll kill him
and I'll kill the Empress Dowager too.
Please pull yourself together, Yu-ra.
I was determined to die
when I came in here.
I seduced Lee Hyeok to ruin the most
precious thing to the Empress Dowager.
I wanted the mother and the son
to despise each other.
I'll destroy the Imperial House
and kill myself too!
Do you think it'll end when you die?
Is your idea of getting revenge
ruining your own life?
Don't be so condescending.
What do you know?
Whenever I think of that disgusting time,
it drives me insane!
Then what about Dong-sik?
What about Kang Ju-seung,
whom you finally met again?
Why should I care?
They're none of my business.
Dong-sik isn't my son.
You're just like Lee Hyeok!
What?
You're overlooking your responsibility
by making an excuse
saying your life is the toughest!
Have you ever felt bad for Dong-sik?
I don't want to hear it.
Whenever I see him,
I'm reminded of their horrendous faces.
What can I do?
The only thing that's keeping me breathing
is my hatred for them.
Dong-sik's life, Ju-seung's life,
and my life
were all ruined
because of the Imperial House!
Then you need to right the wrongs now.
Expose everything they did
and make sure they get punished.
They need to know
what they did is wrong
and that they deserve to die for that.
You can't put an end to this
by simply killing them.
PRINCESS A-RI
What's Na Wang-sik up to right now?
He just fixed a light
in the Empress's Hall just now.
The Empress's Hall?
Who does he think he is to be there
while I'm here in this Imperial House?
Na Wang-sik.
You did this?
Na Wang-sik.
You'll never win against me.
You can never take away
the Empress from me.
The celebration of your 10th regnal day
may as well become
the last day of this Imperial House.
Sunny.
Is there no way
that I can be with you?
What?
Do you have no intention of forgiving me?
You didn't change a bit
since back then and until now.
I gave you enough opportunities
to tell the truth yourself.
I waited for you.
And for a short while, I was hopeful.
But you were the one who always ran away
and stayed quiet like a coward.
So why should I forgive you?
You mean that
we can't be together, right?
Then I can't help it either.
Guards!
Escort the Empress.
And be gentle.
Lee Hyeok. What are you doing?
I said, what are you doing?
Let me go. Let go.
Let me go!
Sunny.
This is the only way I can stop you.
You won't
forgive me anyway.
The car in front of us is
Na Wang-sik's car.
Get closer.
Hunt him down.
Step on it!
Get closer to him! Go!
Closer!
Darn it.
Get closer!
Na Wang-sik.
I'm standing here at the ceremony
for Emperor Lee Hyeok's 10th regnal day.
This will be his first official event
after the suspension of his duty
was lifted
which was brought upon him
due to recent scandals.
All of Korea and the whole world
have their eyes on this event.
Salute the Imperial Family!
EMPEROR LEE HYEOK'S
10TH REGNAL DAY CEREMONY
Where is Mother?
I thought she was coming with you.
She hasn't been feeling well since
this morning, so she couldn't make it.
Sadly,
I don't think she can come today.
I'm so glad.
I didn't want to see her face anyway.
Hey. Excuse me. Open this door.
Hey, open this.
I brought Her Majesty's food.
Stay away!
Your Majesty!
Your Majesty.
-No! Let me go! Let go!
-Let go!
Let me go!
-You!
-Stop it!
-You!
-Hey!
Great work.
I can't believe
how he bullied you to the end.
Lee Hyeok and the Empress Dowager are
probably relieved,
so it's all for the better.
Let's go.
Wang-sik said he'll come straight there,
but I can't get a hold of him.
We have no time. Let's hurry up and go.
I truly
wish to apologize
for worrying our people recently.
Also, I wish to express my gratitude
for everyone who trusted me
and showed me their support to the end.
The Imperial House promise to do
everything we can
to make Korea a great country to live,
a country that our people
can be proud of.
Next, the Empress's greetings.
She couldn't come
because she's not feeling well.
Let us move on.
-Your Majesty.
-Your Majesty.
EMPEROR LEE HYEOK'S
10TH REGNAL DAY CEREMONY
Empress.
I apologize. I'm a little late.
Where are we going?
Her Majesty told you
to return to the palace first.
Mother said that?
But still, this is
Father's regnal day ceremony.
I want to see it.
It'll end quickly anyway.
Her Majesty is your legal representative,
so you must follow her advice.
If that's what she said,
then I can't help it.
What is he doing here?
Your Highness.
I don't see Wang-sik.
It looks like something happened.
It doesn't feel good.
-Make sure to stay alert.
-Yes, sir.
It looks like the Empress Dowager is
up to no good.
I came a very long way to come celebrate
his 10th year of reign.
It had been dangerous too.
Congratulations, Your Majesty.
Great work.
As a present,
I prepared the 10 years of journey
which he was on
after he had been enthroned.
EMPEROR LEE HYEOK'S
10TH REGNAL DAY CEREMONY
-Goodness!
-What was that?
-What?
-What's going on?
-What just happened?
-What is this?
-Oh, no. My gosh.
-How can that be?
Turn it off. Right now!
The lady who passed away on that day is
Ms. Baek Do-hee,
who's the mother of Na Wang-sik,
whom you're familiar with
thanks to his recent donations.
She could have lived
if he took her to a hospital.
However, His Majesty
commanded Ma Pil-ju, his henchman,
to kill Mr. Na,
who wanted to expose
the truth of his mother's death.
Ma Pil-ju shot Mr. Na in the head
and threw him in the sea.
-What?
-Is this true?
Someone who did
something that horrendous is
Emperor Lee Hyeok.
Stop it.
This isn't true. Everyone, get out!
What are you doing?
His Majesty wanted to
cover up Ms. Baek's death
and create an alibi
for his hit-and-run accident,
so he came up with a plan to marry me.
However, he tried to kill me
on the day of our wedding.
Is what Her Majesty said true?
Why did you try to kill her?
At that time,
he was already in an intimate relationship
with his assistant, Min Yu-ra.
He married me to cover up his crime,
but he had no intention
to keep the marriage together.
His Majesty
completely deceived me
and used me.
How can this be?
The Imperial House killed my mom!
My mother's name is
Shin Eun-su.
And she's also Empress Oh Sunny's mother.
My mother had a rare blood type,
and she passed away in an operation
at the Imperial Hospital
because she couldn't get
a blood transfusion.
Someone took the blood
which was meant for her!
She's right. At that time, the Emperor
needed an emergency blood transfusion
because of a motorcycle accident.
And he had
the same rare blood type as my wife.
In the end, the Emperor stole
the blood which was meant for her
because we were poor and powerless.
She eventually passed away on that day.
How can he steal someone's blood?
-An emperor can't do that!
-What have you done?
I took the testimony of the doctor
who was in charge at that time.
However, the Imperial House was afraid
that this case will be exposed.
They even poisoned the doctor to death
and covered it up as a suicide.
Also, the Imperial House
tried to frame me as the culprit
of the Grand Empress Dowager's death
to depose me as an empress.
The one who poisoned my lunch box
and framed me as the murderer is...
the Empress Dowager.
-What? The Empress Dowager?
-Is this for real?
-Why did you poison her food?
-How can this happen?
The Empress Dowager
threatened Ms. Hong So-mae,
the Grand Empress Dowager's assistant,
and told her that she must frame me
as the culprit.
Then, she made Ms. Hong come to
an extreme decision
to take her own life.
-I'd like to...
-No.
-No, Ms. Hong.
-vindicate Ms. Hong of her crimes.
-No, Ms. Hong...
-She died an unfair death
after she was framed as a murderer.
This is far from the truth!
How can you frame me like this
without any evidence?
Of course, I have the evidence.
I saw the one
who poisoned your lunch box.
That person has to be the culprit.
Otherwise,
why would they try to blame you?
Who was it?
My mother.
Mother put poison
over the lunch box you made.
I saw everything.
Why does he have...
I had a copy of the file
just in case something happens.
Yoon. Do you have to take things this far?
Stop putting up a fight.
The Imperial House committed
all these crimes.
That's not all.
I still have more atrocities
of the Imperial House to share.
I'm sure you are all aware of the problems
caused by the narcotic cookies these days.
Did you know that the Imperial House is
behind that?
-Really?
-The cookies?
Oh Sunny, you ended up saying that.
They're involved in drug dealing?
I have to get out of here.
Get ready.
This is a beautiful island
called Cheonggeum Island,
left behind by the Grand Empress Dowager.
The Imperial House kicked out
everyone who lives there
and created a huge district of greenhouses
to produce a type of a plant
that should not be produced.
What is it?
It's Poppies.
In other words, narcotics.
-Poppies?
-You produced poppies?
The Imperial House used this dirty money
to support their business,
deceive the people,
and live a life
of luxury and extravagance.
Seven years ago,
Empress So-hyeon died a wrongful death
trying to expose this to the people.
This is an absurd lie!
It has been a while, Your Highness.
What?
Why are you here?
You weren't dead?
Seo Gang-hui, you damned wench.
I am Kang Ju-seung,
an imperial guard who served
Empress So-hyeon seven years ago.
The Imperial House faked a scandal
between the Empress and me,
and until recently, argued that
she took her life because of the scandal.
Everything was a lie!
-What's the truth?
-Tell us the truth!
The Imperial House
murdered Empress So-hyeon
just because she found out
the secret of Cheonggeum Island.
And Ms. Choe right here
ran me over with a car.
Your Highness, are you all right?
What are you doing? Escort her right now!
Lee Hyeok, don't blame me.
You're the one
who chose to jump into hell with Sunny.
Stop right there!
I will expose
who's behind the poppy produce
and the making of narcotic cookies
right now.
What are you doing?
Let me get out of here right now.
-Move!
-Unbelievable.
-What's going on?
-Move aside!
-How can this happen?
-I can't believe it.
This can't be true.
-What?
-Don't move.
The one who is behind all this is...
Your Majesty! Your Majesty!
Are you all right?
Mr. Byeon, get everyone out.
Let everyone out!
-Hurry up.
-Hurry.
Hurry up and leave!
You have to leave right now!
Mr. Oh! Hello!
Sunny!
-Over there.
-There's another bomb!
You have to go. Hurry up and leave.
Go out! It's dangerous!
Lee Hyeok!
Wake up. Lee Hyeok, wake up.
Get up. Get up, Lee Hyeok!
What's going on...
We have no time.
The second bomb will go off.
Get up. Come on!
Sunny.
Sunny!
Sunny!
No...
If something is to happen to me,
the Emperor of the Korean Empire,
and I become unable to carry out my duty,
I leave my full authority
to Empress Oh Sunny.
I told them everything
about Emperor Lee Hyeok's final moment.
Subtitle translation by Eun-sook Yoon