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PERFECT CROWN

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THIS IS A WORK OF FICTION

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CHILD ACTORS AND ANIMALS
WERE FILMED SAFELY

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Tell me.

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Who are you trying to save here? Yourself?

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Or the Grand Prince?

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Him.

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I can save myself.

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You…

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Please, Father.

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Divorce him.

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You bear the brunt of the allegations,
from ambitions for the throne

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to the staged marriage,

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and divorce him.

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Father…

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When he loses you, his weakness,

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the opposition will
have nothing left to target.

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Then the Grand Prince

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will be able to fight back
without restraint.

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What if…

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What if I want to save myself?

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You said to choose between us.

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That path, too,

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leads to divorce.

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Get out of that hellhole.

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Avoid getting hurt any further.

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PERFECT CROWN

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EPISODE 10

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His Royal Highness is inside.

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Your Royal Highness.

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How's your father doing?

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What's this? A gift?

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Your Royal Highness.

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Yes?

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Let's get a divorce.

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What are you talking about?

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I think it's time…

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we go our separate ways.

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Father has fallen ill from all the stress.

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The stocks are tanking,
and public sentiment is in the mud.

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I heard there's a tax audit coming soon.

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No wonder he's fallen ill.

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I got married to become the successor.

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But at this rate,

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I won't even have a place to go back to.

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I hear what you're saying, but…

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It's not your fault.

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We were both in the wrong.

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But now,

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I want to cut my losses.

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That's why you want a divorce?

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To cut your losses?

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The quickest fix for stuff like this
is someone stepping up to take the fall.

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Holding out isn't always the answer.

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Did something happen while I was gone?

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Did the Queen Mother--

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Whatever the Queen Mother says to me
is none of your concern.

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- Seong Huiju.
- I already told you.

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I'm not afraid of that
because I had no honor to begin with.

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Royal dignity, propriety, or whatever.

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I couldn't care less
about any of that crap.

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Does it even exist?

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- Seong Huiju!
- Everything I have

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actually has substance.

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They're things I've fought for…

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and claimed with my own hands.

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You said the duty
of a royal is to be loved.

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You said that was power.

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But you lost it all.

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What could you possibly do for me now?

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Don't do this.

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Not you too…

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You said you wouldn't hold me back.

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You told me to just keep taking.

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But I'm just losing everything right now.

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And yet…

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you wish to keep me bound to you?

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Your Royal Highness.

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This is the Crown Prince's Quarters.

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It is a hall without a master.

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Your Royal Highness.

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I wish to be alone.

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Go back to Anhwadang Hall.

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Brother.

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Look after the Crown Princess.

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You are all she has to rely on.

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Must you make things hard for her?

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She relies on me?

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Brother.

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I doubt she ever relied on me.

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But even if she did,

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what could I possibly do for her?

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I am sure she is well aware.

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Such is the nature

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of my station.

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And the same must be said
for the Crown Princess.

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You are just being a coward.

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Sure.

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I hope you do not end up like me.

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No.

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I don't intend to.

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Is this how it felt?

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Did you work through the night?

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Yeah.

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What is it?

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What?

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Say what you need to say.

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Please let me get into the Council Hall.

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We need their approval for a divorce.

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I'd like to speak for myself.

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Do so, then.

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Aide Choi.

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Are they really going to get divorced?

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Well, what can we do?

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The party involved is intent on it.

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And the Grand Prince doesn't get a say?

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Well, His Royal Highness agreed to it…

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No, but you know he doesn't mean it!

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What sort of nonsense is that?

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Something happened yesterday.

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Is the chairman making her?

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Your Royal Highness.
By chance, did the chairman--

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I'm getting a divorce.

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Pardon?

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The whole world

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refers to me as a stain on his reputation.

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- Your Royal Highness, that's just--
- Stain or weakness…

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They should be eliminated regardless.

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If His Royal Highness refuses…

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I need you to take my side.

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The chairman is just a bit frustrated.

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He didn't put her up to anything.

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Then why? Why, all of a sudden?

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Don't go anywhere. Wait here.

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Yes, Your Royal Highness.

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I understand, Your Royal Highness.

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Announcing Grand Prince I-AN.

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LORD INPYEONG

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Two days ago,

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the Cabinet requested

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that His Royal Highness
cease his official duties…

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His Royal Highness and I…

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will be getting a divorce.

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- What is this now?
- All of a sudden?

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Grand Princess!

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Strip me of my rank.

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I risked it all to gain royal status,

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was a prime suspect
in the Junghwajeon Hall fire,

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and collapsed after being poisoned.

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That was all me.

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Grand Princess.

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My point is, do not pin this
on the wrong person.

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It appears you do not grasp
the gravity of this situation.

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Prime Minister Min.

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I was told the royal family
are not subject to investigation.

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Without the king's approval,
it is difficult, but…

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If I am stripped of my rank,

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it should be easier to investigate me, no?

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Approve our divorce

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and investigate me.

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Seong Huiju.

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Whether I'm the culprit behind the fire,

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or I staged my own collapse.

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Either way, I can prove that
the Grand Prince had no part in any of it.

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So just do it.

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And all this insolent talk of him
relinquishing the regency…

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Enough of that.

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Why are there so many?

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Babe, you got this, right?

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A walk in the park.

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Why couldn't she just do it herself?

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Huiju is the Grand Princess now.
How could she?

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Besides, the camera loves you more.

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That's true.

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Let's go.

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There's CEO Seong Taeju!

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- CEO Seong!
- CEO Seong!

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- Please look over here.
- CEO Seong!

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- CEO Seong!
- Over here, sir!

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- Over here, please!
- CEO Seong!

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ADDRESSING THE MARRIAGE CONTRACT LEAK

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Oh, right.

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Can you confirm that Castle Group
had no knowledge

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of the marriage contract
between the Grand Prince and Princess?

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There must be some sort of plan
behind the three-year-divorce promise…

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Following the marriage, has the handover
of her management rights

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- been properly finalized?
- Just a moment.

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First, let's calm down.

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There are allegations that she staged
her collapse. Is that true?

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- What?
- To hide the fact it was staged,

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she was taken to Castle Hospital
and not Royal Seoul Hospital.

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Is that true?

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They're even calling that a lie now?

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Ma'am.

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Why would she take poison
when she had the world at her feet?

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We just got started here.

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AIDE CHOI HYEON

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Regarding the contract,

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Castle Group will be
watering things down on our end.

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So I'd appreciate your patience.

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It won't be a perfectly clean slate,

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but it'll lose enough steam
to make it manageable.

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Do you truly believe
it is that simple a matter?

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I'm sure you all know how much money

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was poured into our wedding.

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And that more was made
than was ever spent.

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It's surely not news to you.

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Before all contributors start asking
for their money back,

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shouldn't we at least deny the fact
that this marriage

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was a sham?

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For starters,

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I assume all of you have seen
this marriage contract.

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Does the Grand Prince benefit
at all from this contract?

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Same goes for my sister.

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It stipulates that she'll relinquish
all assets and real estate

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acquired with her royal title
upon divorce.

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Did you all miss that part?

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- But this was for status--
- Hold on. Let me just say one thing.

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Everyone here knows
the palace was dead set against them

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when the scandal
about them dating first broke.

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Even our family didn't believe
they would actually get married.

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We told her to stop wasting time
and just focus on her work.

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But what could we do?

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They were madly in love.

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Well, if they're so madly in love,

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why would they agree
to divorce within three years?

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Right.

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That is why I'm here today.

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That clause.

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It was per my request.

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Does that mean you were
involved in drawing up the contract?

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Between the Crown and Castle Group?

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They may be madly in love now,
but feelings fade.

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I mean, she was even drugged
at her own wedding.

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It could make her want a divorce.

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But since divorce is considered taboo
in the royal family,

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I suggested they at least
draw up a contract.

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But let's be real.

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This wasn't even notarized by a lawyer.

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I just went a little overboard
to protect my little sister.

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I sincerely apologize
for the distress caused to the public.

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That said…

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you all keep spinning these stories
about pulling stunts and plotting treason.

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All sorts of ridiculous nonsense…

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I'll be saving all your articles as PDFs.

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You were so awesome, babe!

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- Let's hurry home.
- Okay.

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…all your articles as PDFs.

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- You reviewed the draft for the PR team?
- Yes.

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"Doting siblings," check.
"True love," check.

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"Saving as PDFs," check.

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All done.

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Yes, I knew it!

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They couldn't even look at each other
during the wedding rites

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without blushing and getting all giddy.

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How could that not be true love?

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It should be over by now.

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Without even consulting
with the Royal Secretariat?

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We made it crystal clear that the Crown
has no ties to the contract.

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We also clarified that the Grand Prince
stood to gain nothing from our marriage.

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Any remaining controversy

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will be mine to handle.

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Once you cast me aside,

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the Grand Prince can return…

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to being the pride of the Crown.

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Does His Royal Highness…

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share this sentiment?

00:25:15.305 --> 00:25:16.931 align:center
Grand Prince I-AN

00:25:16.932 --> 00:25:18.851 align:center
shall receive His Majesty's command.

00:25:56.764 --> 00:25:58.098 align:center
Is this how it felt?

00:26:22.164 --> 00:26:23.165 align:center
Even so…

00:26:29.463 --> 00:26:31.255 align:center
I refuse to live like you.

00:27:11.380 --> 00:27:12.713 align:center
Your Royal Highness.

00:27:12.714 --> 00:27:15.466 align:center
His Majesty has just retired
to his bedchamber.

00:27:15.467 --> 00:27:16.927 align:center
- Perhaps you can--
- Announce me.

00:27:18.220 --> 00:27:19.388 align:center
Your Royal Highness.

00:27:21.348 --> 00:27:22.516 align:center
I told you to announce me.

00:27:25.811 --> 00:27:27.061 align:center
Your Majesty,

00:27:27.062 --> 00:27:28.981 align:center
His Royal Highness has arrived.

00:27:31.108 --> 00:27:32.317 align:center
Show him in.

00:27:54.298 --> 00:27:55.299 align:center
Your Majesty.

00:27:58.427 --> 00:27:59.553 align:center
I must ask you

00:28:01.305 --> 00:28:02.890 align:center
to return my throne.

00:28:09.396 --> 00:28:12.149 align:center
"Thus proclaims the King."

00:28:13.525 --> 00:28:15.234 align:center
- "I, the King…"
- I, the King,

00:28:15.235 --> 00:28:17.361 align:center
being overburdened in body and spirit,

00:28:17.362 --> 00:28:19.656 align:center
can no longer govern the realm.

00:28:21.575 --> 00:28:23.452 align:center
Thus, I intend to step down
from the throne.

00:28:25.913 --> 00:28:29.123 align:center
The Crown Prince is far too young

00:28:29.124 --> 00:28:30.792 align:center
and of a frail disposition

00:28:31.418 --> 00:28:33.086 align:center
to assume such a heavy responsibility.

00:28:34.129 --> 00:28:36.798 align:center
Fortunately, the heavens
have not forsaken us,

00:28:37.507 --> 00:28:39.051 align:center
and have bestowed upon us the wise

00:28:39.718 --> 00:28:41.136 align:center
and virtuous Grand Prince I-AN.

00:28:41.762 --> 00:28:42.846 align:center
"I deem him fit

00:28:43.347 --> 00:28:46.641 align:center
to serve the heavens
and the royal ancestors above,

00:28:46.642 --> 00:28:50.145 align:center
and to care for the people
of the realm below."

00:28:50.854 --> 00:28:52.730 align:center
As such, I, the King,

00:28:52.731 --> 00:28:55.149 align:center
intend to abdicate the throne
in favor of my uncle,

00:28:55.150 --> 00:28:56.944 align:center
Grand Prince I-AN.

00:28:58.528 --> 00:29:01.405 align:center
"All officials of the Crown
and the Cabinet

00:29:01.406 --> 00:29:04.368 align:center
shall receive and uphold
the new King with might."

00:29:06.328 --> 00:29:09.580 align:center
And all the people shall
embrace the grand vision of the nation…

00:29:09.581 --> 00:29:10.831 align:center
"THIRTY-SECOND KING"

00:29:10.832 --> 00:29:12.501 align:center
…so that the realm may stand firm,

00:29:13.293 --> 00:29:16.088 align:center
unshaken and everlasting.

00:29:21.760 --> 00:29:23.971 align:center
What is the meaning of this?

00:29:24.805 --> 00:29:26.514 align:center
A willful abdication?

00:29:26.515 --> 00:29:28.141 align:center
I must see His Majesty.

00:29:29.601 --> 00:29:30.602 align:center
Lord INPYEONG.

00:29:31.603 --> 00:29:33.063 align:center
Do you dismiss the royal command

00:29:35.649 --> 00:29:36.900 align:center
delivered by the Royal Secretariat?

00:30:01.133 --> 00:30:02.259 align:center
Your Royal Highness.

00:30:03.760 --> 00:30:05.095 align:center
Just hold on a second.

00:30:17.441 --> 00:30:18.900 align:center
You said you were done losing.

00:30:21.778 --> 00:30:23.113 align:center
That's why you want a divorce.

00:30:25.991 --> 00:30:26.992 align:center
Your Royal Highness.

00:30:27.617 --> 00:30:29.244 align:center
- I just…
- And yet,

00:30:29.870 --> 00:30:31.747 align:center
how could you throw
everything on the line?

00:30:35.250 --> 00:30:36.293 align:center
Did you truly believe…

00:30:40.672 --> 00:30:41.673 align:center
I could not…

00:30:45.802 --> 00:30:46.845 align:center
protect us?

00:30:51.641 --> 00:30:52.725 align:center
It's not that…

00:30:52.726 --> 00:30:54.061 align:center
You did not trust me.

00:31:16.833 --> 00:31:18.250 align:center
Willful abdication?

00:31:18.251 --> 00:31:22.798 align:center
The royal edict was announced in front
of the Cabinet and the royal family.

00:31:24.633 --> 00:31:25.801 align:center
Why, all of a sudden?

00:31:28.345 --> 00:31:29.763 align:center
Without so much as a warning.

00:31:33.517 --> 00:31:35.685 align:center
- Tell me why!
- Please calm down, Your Majesty.

00:31:38.063 --> 00:31:40.898 align:center
Fortunately, His Royal Highness refused…

00:31:40.899 --> 00:31:42.734 align:center
That was just a formality!

00:31:43.944 --> 00:31:45.612 align:center
He will refuse three times…

00:31:47.864 --> 00:31:48.949 align:center
before he accepts.

00:32:02.379 --> 00:32:04.756 align:center
That feeble bloodline has at last…

00:32:21.189 --> 00:32:22.273 align:center
Your Majesty.

00:32:22.274 --> 00:32:23.649 align:center
Open the doors.

00:32:23.650 --> 00:32:26.944 align:center
His Majesty has locked them
from the inside.

00:32:26.945 --> 00:32:27.946 align:center
Your Majesty!

00:32:29.698 --> 00:32:31.116 align:center
Open these doors!

00:32:31.992 --> 00:32:34.493 align:center
- Your Majesty!
- Please stop, Your Majesty.

00:32:34.494 --> 00:32:36.413 align:center
This is beyond the pale.

00:32:36.913 --> 00:32:37.914 align:center
Your Majesty!

00:32:39.875 --> 00:32:42.544 align:center
Have you truly gone mad?

00:32:44.087 --> 00:32:45.463 align:center
I would rather see you dead.

00:32:49.301 --> 00:32:50.302 align:center
Your Majesty!

00:32:50.969 --> 00:32:53.429 align:center
Your Majesty,
please give His Majesty some time.

00:32:53.430 --> 00:32:55.098 align:center
What is this time you speak of?

00:32:56.099 --> 00:32:57.100 align:center
Your Majesty.

00:33:00.103 --> 00:33:01.771 align:center
You must have known.

00:33:03.064 --> 00:33:04.732 align:center
- Pardon?
- Court Lady Im.

00:33:04.733 --> 00:33:05.900 align:center
Yes, Your Majesty.

00:33:07.861 --> 00:33:09.112 align:center
Break down these doors.

00:33:09.738 --> 00:33:10.821 align:center
Your Majesty…

00:33:10.822 --> 00:33:12.282 align:center
These are the King's Quarters.

00:33:12.991 --> 00:33:15.285 align:center
How could I open them
without His Majesty's command?

00:33:18.288 --> 00:33:20.457 align:center
Please rescind your command.

00:33:22.834 --> 00:33:24.836 align:center
Start a fire if you must.

00:33:27.255 --> 00:33:28.798 align:center
That should force him out.

00:33:37.474 --> 00:33:38.475 align:center
Your Majesty.

00:33:42.729 --> 00:33:44.272 align:center
Let me escort you to your quarters.

00:33:45.815 --> 00:33:47.317 align:center
Do not give me orders.

00:33:49.444 --> 00:33:50.445 align:center
I have yet…

00:33:52.155 --> 00:33:53.240 align:center
to give an order.

00:34:07.545 --> 00:34:09.422 align:center
We must allow no word of this to spread.

00:34:10.590 --> 00:34:12.466 align:center
I will handle the Cabinet members.

00:34:12.467 --> 00:34:14.886 align:center
You must see to it
that no word escapes the palace.

00:34:18.890 --> 00:34:21.142 align:center
Am I the only one
horrified by this situation?

00:34:22.185 --> 00:34:23.478 align:center
It is getting quite exhausting.

00:34:23.979 --> 00:34:26.940 align:center
How much longer must I keep cleaning up
the royal family's mess?

00:34:31.569 --> 00:34:33.196 align:center
This affects you as well.

00:34:37.325 --> 00:34:38.909 align:center
If Grand Prince I-AN becomes king,

00:34:38.910 --> 00:34:41.161 align:center
the Grand Princess will be bound
to the palace forever.

00:34:41.162 --> 00:34:42.247 align:center
Is that what you desire?

00:34:44.332 --> 00:34:45.625 align:center
That will not happen.

00:34:51.256 --> 00:34:53.757 align:center
The Grand Prince will refuse three times
as a formality.

00:34:53.758 --> 00:34:57.428 align:center
He refused once at the Council Hall today,
so he'll refuse two more times.

00:34:57.429 --> 00:34:58.430 align:center
Before he does,

00:34:59.723 --> 00:35:02.350 align:center
you must stop either
the Grand Prince or His Majesty.

00:35:04.728 --> 00:35:06.271 align:center
Do whatever you must.

00:35:12.736 --> 00:35:14.654 align:center
I shall put her poisoning case on hold.

00:35:15.405 --> 00:35:16.822 align:center
But you agreed to handle that--

00:35:16.823 --> 00:35:18.782 align:center
The handling of affairs you desire

00:35:18.783 --> 00:35:20.660 align:center
shall be granted to you

00:35:22.287 --> 00:35:23.413 align:center
once I get what I want.

00:35:28.918 --> 00:35:31.421 align:center
Are you threatening me right now?

00:35:32.213 --> 00:35:33.214 align:center
Yes.

00:35:34.799 --> 00:35:36.509 align:center
Is there any reason I should not?

00:35:58.782 --> 00:36:00.241 align:center
You did not trust me.

00:36:13.922 --> 00:36:16.132 align:center
Why is it just you?
Where's the Grand Prince?

00:36:16.716 --> 00:36:17.883 align:center
He left.

00:36:17.884 --> 00:36:20.387 align:center
- He left? The palace?
- Yes.

00:36:21.429 --> 00:36:24.140 align:center
What is he thinking,
leaving at a time like this?

00:36:24.933 --> 00:36:26.809 align:center
He nearly died as just the Grand Prince.

00:36:26.810 --> 00:36:29.603 align:center
Who knows what'll happen
after this royal abdication edict?

00:36:41.783 --> 00:36:43.034 align:center
INCOMING CALL
JUNIOR ALUM

00:36:56.840 --> 00:36:57.841 align:center
Stop it.

00:37:01.052 --> 00:37:02.762 align:center
How will you ever divorce him
at this rate?

00:37:10.019 --> 00:37:12.230 align:center
Aide Choi and I will find
the Grand Prince.

00:37:13.022 --> 00:37:14.398 align:center
You stay here.

00:37:14.399 --> 00:37:15.942 align:center
Can't have you missing each other.

00:37:53.104 --> 00:37:54.898 align:center
If I say I wish to ascend the throne,

00:37:56.107 --> 00:37:57.859 align:center
all would condemn me and hurl insults.

00:38:01.696 --> 00:38:02.697 align:center
But I believe

00:38:03.823 --> 00:38:05.073 align:center
you would understand me.

00:38:09.871 --> 00:38:10.955 align:center
"Leading the way."

00:38:11.831 --> 00:38:12.832 align:center
How do you do it?

00:38:15.877 --> 00:38:17.420 align:center
You just need to walk by my side.

00:38:19.339 --> 00:38:20.465 align:center
I'll teach you.

00:38:50.537 --> 00:38:51.871 align:center
Just let me be for a second.

00:38:52.539 --> 00:38:54.666 align:center
I'll come back down
once my anger subsides a bit.

00:39:21.609 --> 00:39:22.610 align:center
I do like you.

00:39:24.237 --> 00:39:25.238 align:center
And it's my first time.

00:39:26.239 --> 00:39:27.574 align:center
You should just accept it all.

00:39:29.325 --> 00:39:30.952 align:center
Whether it be money, honor,

00:39:32.745 --> 00:39:33.746 align:center
or my heart…

00:40:31.095 --> 00:40:33.014 align:center
Aide Do, here's what you asked for.

00:40:33.556 --> 00:40:35.515 align:center
- Let's go.
- Where?

00:40:35.516 --> 00:40:39.061 align:center
His Royal Highness left the palace
and won't take the Grand Princess's calls.

00:40:39.062 --> 00:40:41.271 align:center
What? What about the Royal Guard?

00:40:41.272 --> 00:40:43.649 align:center
No need to call them. I know where he is.

00:40:43.650 --> 00:40:45.692 align:center
After the royal abdication edict
is delivered,

00:40:45.693 --> 00:40:48.446 align:center
His Majesty will lock himself
in his quarters.

00:40:49.113 --> 00:40:51.240 align:center
I will leave and head to
my private residence.

00:40:51.908 --> 00:40:53.284 align:center
I must be gone

00:40:53.952 --> 00:40:56.078 align:center
so the Grand Princess
does not get embroiled in the chaos.

00:40:57.705 --> 00:40:59.207 align:center
I understand, Your Royal Highness.

00:40:59.916 --> 00:41:02.250 align:center
Wow, so you knew all along?

00:41:02.251 --> 00:41:04.045 align:center
Then why didn't you loop me in?

00:41:04.963 --> 00:41:07.047 align:center
You didn't loop me in, either.

00:41:07.048 --> 00:41:08.466 align:center
About the Grand Princess's plan.

00:41:09.467 --> 00:41:10.677 align:center
Right. That's true.

00:41:12.345 --> 00:41:14.054 align:center
Wait, so where are we going?

00:41:14.055 --> 00:41:16.182 align:center
- To get a drink.
- What?

00:41:24.482 --> 00:41:26.191 align:center
Everything's a mess anyway.

00:41:26.192 --> 00:41:29.027 align:center
Might as well have a drink
since it's not allowed in the palace.

00:41:29.028 --> 00:41:31.071 align:center
Well, th-that's true…

00:41:41.124 --> 00:41:42.125 align:center
This is it.

00:41:42.834 --> 00:41:44.168 align:center
This is what I like.

00:41:46.629 --> 00:41:47.630 align:center
That's random.

00:41:51.467 --> 00:41:52.719 align:center
You asked what I liked.

00:41:54.262 --> 00:41:55.304 align:center
This is what I like.

00:41:56.472 --> 00:41:57.515 align:center
With the Hangang River here.

00:42:20.913 --> 00:42:22.205 align:center
What do you think?

00:42:23.291 --> 00:42:24.292 align:center
Well, it's…

00:42:25.710 --> 00:42:27.003 align:center
I-I like it.

00:42:32.467 --> 00:42:33.593 align:center
What exactly?

00:42:34.886 --> 00:42:35.928 align:center
The river?

00:42:37.346 --> 00:42:38.347 align:center
The alcohol?

00:42:40.141 --> 00:42:41.142 align:center
Or me?

00:43:29.982 --> 00:43:32.984 align:center
I like it all. I like the whole lot.

00:43:38.282 --> 00:43:39.450 align:center
Where are you?

00:43:40.034 --> 00:43:41.660 align:center
Did you have dinner?

00:43:41.661 --> 00:43:45.247 align:center
I get that you're angry and all,
but how could you just leave like this?

00:43:46.165 --> 00:43:48.416 align:center
You're somewhere safe, right?

00:43:48.417 --> 00:43:50.503 align:center
I swear, I will track your location.

00:43:52.130 --> 00:43:55.216 align:center
Is Aide Do even looking for him or what?

00:43:57.593 --> 00:43:58.594 align:center
Your Royal Highness.

00:44:00.179 --> 00:44:01.180 align:center
Yes?

00:44:04.475 --> 00:44:07.645 align:center
There was this one day
when His Royal Highness

00:44:09.063 --> 00:44:11.190 align:center
climbed over this wall.

00:44:14.569 --> 00:44:16.696 align:center
He seemed exceptionally happy that day.

00:44:17.488 --> 00:44:20.157 align:center
I wondered if he'd hidden
a sweet pot of honey here.

00:44:20.158 --> 00:44:22.076 align:center
It wasn't until the next day
that I found out

00:44:22.827 --> 00:44:24.370 align:center
that a maiden was responsible.

00:44:26.956 --> 00:44:28.082 align:center
And so,

00:44:28.666 --> 00:44:30.251 align:center
I have faith in the both of you.

00:44:31.252 --> 00:44:34.505 align:center
You are both desperate
to protect one another, are you not?

00:44:38.968 --> 00:44:40.595 align:center
The palace gates will be shut soon.

00:44:47.018 --> 00:44:48.226 align:center
Then can I just…

00:44:50.813 --> 00:44:52.230 align:center
Oh.

00:44:52.231 --> 00:44:53.899 align:center
But what if someone asks for me?

00:44:53.900 --> 00:44:55.443 align:center
Do not worry.

00:45:45.534 --> 00:45:46.785 align:center
I'm sick.

00:45:46.786 --> 00:45:49.288 align:center
PRINCE

00:46:33.207 --> 00:46:34.208 align:center
I thought you were sick.

00:46:36.961 --> 00:46:38.546 align:center
I just wanted to be with you.

00:46:43.467 --> 00:46:45.052 align:center
I told you I'd be back tomorrow.

00:46:47.179 --> 00:46:48.180 align:center
Are you okay?

00:47:02.611 --> 00:47:03.738 align:center
I like you.

00:47:27.970 --> 00:47:28.971 align:center
Stick to one thing.

00:47:30.306 --> 00:47:31.432 align:center
I'm getting confused.

00:47:33.726 --> 00:47:34.977 align:center
No, you're not.

00:47:37.897 --> 00:47:38.939 align:center
You know I like you.

00:47:41.275 --> 00:47:43.569 align:center
And that I only asked
for a divorce to protect you.

00:47:46.447 --> 00:47:47.782 align:center
That's why you're mad.

00:48:24.026 --> 00:48:25.069 align:center
You don't want this?

00:48:35.037 --> 00:48:36.038 align:center
I do.

00:50:20.100 --> 00:50:21.101 align:center
Your Royal Highness?

00:50:29.693 --> 00:50:30.694 align:center
You're awake.

00:50:32.196 --> 00:50:33.197 align:center
What's going on?

00:50:35.824 --> 00:50:37.117 align:center
I got a call from the palace.

00:50:40.496 --> 00:50:41.497 align:center
What's wrong?

00:50:43.082 --> 00:50:44.291 align:center
Did you have a nightmare?

00:50:48.420 --> 00:50:50.297 align:center
I was just a little scared.

00:50:58.806 --> 00:51:00.349 align:center
Stay here for the time being.

00:51:02.017 --> 00:51:04.228 align:center
By myself? Why?

00:51:05.020 --> 00:51:06.730 align:center
The second edict will be delivered soon.

00:51:08.274 --> 00:51:09.275 align:center
And I will

00:51:10.192 --> 00:51:11.360 align:center
refuse it once more.

00:51:12.695 --> 00:51:13.696 align:center
Hold on a second.

00:51:15.489 --> 00:51:16.739 align:center
One step at a time.

00:51:16.740 --> 00:51:19.368 align:center
Walk me through step by step
so I can understand.

00:51:21.161 --> 00:51:22.454 align:center
With a royal abdication edict,

00:51:23.956 --> 00:51:25.583 align:center
it's customary to refuse three times.

00:51:27.042 --> 00:51:28.419 align:center
And then?

00:51:30.337 --> 00:51:31.380 align:center
I have to accept it.

00:51:34.008 --> 00:51:36.343 align:center
But you wanted to protect His Majesty.

00:51:41.432 --> 00:51:42.975 align:center
I wanted to protect my nephew.

00:51:45.311 --> 00:51:46.312 align:center
Not the king.

00:51:51.609 --> 00:51:53.818 align:center
Whoosh.

00:51:53.819 --> 00:51:55.486 align:center
Whoosh.

00:51:55.487 --> 00:51:58.282 align:center
You intend for Grand Prince I-AN
to ascend the throne?

00:51:59.491 --> 00:52:02.910 align:center
Have you truly gone mad?

00:52:33.817 --> 00:52:34.860 align:center
What is this?

00:52:35.778 --> 00:52:40.115 align:center
His Majesty had a garment made for you.

00:53:04.390 --> 00:53:05.391 align:center
It appears my brother…

00:53:07.976 --> 00:53:09.436 align:center
seeks to abdicate.

00:53:09.978 --> 00:53:12.147 align:center
But what about the Crown Prince?

00:53:14.149 --> 00:53:15.401 align:center
I hated him for it.

00:53:16.819 --> 00:53:19.113 align:center
He turned a blind eye
when I longed for it so desperately.

00:53:20.322 --> 00:53:24.033 align:center
It felt like he was thrusting the burden
when it was far too late.

00:53:24.034 --> 00:53:25.284 align:center
Your Royal Highness!

00:53:31.417 --> 00:53:33.126 align:center
Something terrible has happened.

00:53:35.629 --> 00:53:36.630 align:center
But…

00:53:41.677 --> 00:53:42.845 align:center
I was the one too late.

00:53:55.941 --> 00:53:59.278 align:center
So I wanted to protect my nephew,
no matter what.

00:54:00.738 --> 00:54:01.780 align:center
In my brother's place.

00:54:03.490 --> 00:54:05.033 align:center
Where is the Crown Prince?

00:54:05.576 --> 00:54:06.659 align:center
Pardon?

00:54:06.660 --> 00:54:08.287 align:center
Where is my nephew…

00:54:10.372 --> 00:54:11.749 align:center
the heir to the throne?

00:54:17.504 --> 00:54:18.505 align:center
When the Queen Mother

00:54:20.257 --> 00:54:22.176 align:center
turned a blind eye
to my brother's dying wish…

00:54:29.433 --> 00:54:31.185 align:center
Even when my nephew told me he was scared…

00:54:37.983 --> 00:54:39.067 align:center
I hesitated.

00:54:49.453 --> 00:54:50.537 align:center
If I become king,

00:54:52.039 --> 00:54:53.707 align:center
I feel like I could protect everyone.

00:54:56.793 --> 00:54:57.794 align:center
But then again…

00:55:02.633 --> 00:55:04.009 align:center
I fear it's just my own greed.

00:55:16.063 --> 00:55:17.147 align:center
You can be greedy.

00:55:23.946 --> 00:55:24.947 align:center
Let's see this through.

00:55:27.824 --> 00:55:28.992 align:center
I will be by your side.

00:55:46.760 --> 00:55:49.762 align:center
Remove Grand Prince I-AN as regent!

00:55:49.763 --> 00:55:51.889 align:center
- Remove him!
- Remove him!

00:55:51.890 --> 00:55:54.934 align:center
Strip Seong Huiju of her rank immediately!

00:55:54.935 --> 00:55:57.019 align:center
- Immediately!
- Immediately!

00:55:57.020 --> 00:56:00.606 align:center
Grand Prince I-AN and
CEO Seong Huiju must apologize!

00:56:00.607 --> 00:56:02.608 align:center
Apologize! Apologize!

00:56:02.609 --> 00:56:03.693 align:center
Your Royal Highness.

00:56:05.279 --> 00:56:06.989 align:center
The Queen Mother is asking for you.

00:56:16.999 --> 00:56:18.000 align:center
All right.

00:56:45.736 --> 00:56:47.070 align:center
Tell them you cannot accept.

00:56:54.953 --> 00:56:56.788 align:center
Surely you do not intend to accept.

00:56:59.249 --> 00:57:02.001 align:center
His Majesty has
only eight years of life to his name.

00:57:02.002 --> 00:57:04.295 align:center
He is incapable
of forming thoughts or intentions!

00:57:04.296 --> 00:57:05.422 align:center
That is it!

00:57:07.841 --> 00:57:09.468 align:center
That is exactly the issue.

00:57:11.178 --> 00:57:12.262 align:center
He has no will

00:57:12.929 --> 00:57:15.640 align:center
or mind of his own, yet you have him
sit up there as a puppet

00:57:15.641 --> 00:57:17.142 align:center
tossing him about as you please!

00:57:19.978 --> 00:57:21.396 align:center
That is precisely the issue.

00:57:23.565 --> 00:57:25.567 align:center
Is that what you told His Majesty?

00:57:27.319 --> 00:57:30.572 align:center
You are the one who made
the king into a puppet!

00:57:32.199 --> 00:57:33.200 align:center
Yes.

00:57:34.618 --> 00:57:35.786 align:center
I let that happen.

00:57:37.496 --> 00:57:40.164 align:center
Whether beside or behind him,
he was easily pushed around.

00:57:42.542 --> 00:57:43.585 align:center
So now…

00:57:45.921 --> 00:57:47.214 align:center
I must stand in front of him.

00:57:49.633 --> 00:57:51.092 align:center
I-AN!

00:57:59.267 --> 00:58:00.268 align:center
Queen Mother.

00:58:02.437 --> 00:58:04.940 align:center
You should be thankful
he stepped down on his own.

00:58:06.608 --> 00:58:08.360 align:center
In consideration of his filial devotion,

00:58:09.903 --> 00:58:10.987 align:center
I will not ask you…

00:58:12.989 --> 00:58:14.116 align:center
to pay for your sins.

00:58:18.578 --> 00:58:19.579 align:center
Why?

00:58:22.499 --> 00:58:25.252 align:center
Why insist on becoming king only now?

00:58:35.887 --> 00:58:37.389 align:center
I have made my sacrifices.

00:58:39.641 --> 00:58:41.351 align:center
So you must do the same.

00:58:43.103 --> 00:58:45.188 align:center
That is only fair!

00:59:02.289 --> 00:59:03.749 align:center
I gave up on my dreams.

00:59:10.297 --> 00:59:13.008 align:center
You must become the Crown Princess.

00:59:15.218 --> 00:59:16.553 align:center
My future.

00:59:21.308 --> 00:59:22.476 align:center
Yun Irang!

00:59:44.289 --> 00:59:46.333 align:center
And even my heart.

00:59:48.752 --> 00:59:49.753 align:center
So why?

00:59:51.963 --> 00:59:54.591 align:center
Why won't you give anything up?

01:00:22.494 --> 01:00:23.787 align:center
Court Lady Im, are you there?

01:00:30.418 --> 01:00:32.337 align:center
Her Majesty appears weary
in mind and body.

01:00:33.713 --> 01:00:34.798 align:center
For the next three days,

01:00:36.424 --> 01:00:38.176 align:center
permit no one to enter her quarters.

01:00:38.969 --> 01:00:41.011 align:center
Yes, Your Royal Highness.

01:00:54.401 --> 01:00:56.278 align:center
Your Majesty…

01:01:07.747 --> 01:01:10.083 align:center
What on earth are you doing?

01:01:10.667 --> 01:01:12.543 align:center
If His Majesty refused to open the doors,

01:01:12.544 --> 01:01:14.754 align:center
you should've torn them down!

01:01:16.631 --> 01:01:19.133 align:center
Never mind.
I will head there now--

01:01:19.134 --> 01:01:20.552 align:center
It will all be in vain.

01:01:21.928 --> 01:01:23.054 align:center
For the next three days,

01:01:24.764 --> 01:01:27.350 align:center
no one will be permitted
to enter my quarters.

01:01:27.976 --> 01:01:29.019 align:center
And why is that?

01:01:30.353 --> 01:01:32.271 align:center
If the Grand Prince accepts
the abdication,

01:01:32.272 --> 01:01:34.356 align:center
he will destroy us.

01:01:38.945 --> 01:01:41.405 align:center
He has stated
he will not hold me accountable.

01:01:41.406 --> 01:01:42.449 align:center
Do you really believe…

01:01:45.535 --> 01:01:49.247 align:center
Ignoring the late King's dying wish
isn't our only crime.

01:01:50.123 --> 01:01:52.416 align:center
Even if Prime Minister Min
is covering for us now,

01:01:52.417 --> 01:01:54.753 align:center
- if he becomes king--
- That is enough!

01:01:55.253 --> 01:01:58.631 align:center
Do you intend to surrender
all privileges held by the royal family?

01:01:58.632 --> 01:01:59.799 align:center
Father!

01:02:01.092 --> 01:02:02.928 align:center
I will take over from here.

01:02:06.431 --> 01:02:08.182 align:center
What are you plotting now?

01:02:08.183 --> 01:02:10.518 align:center
It will be too late after his ascension.

01:02:11.853 --> 01:02:13.562 align:center
What does that mean?

01:02:13.563 --> 01:02:15.065 align:center
Your Majesty,

01:02:16.149 --> 01:02:17.983 align:center
you just need to protect your quarters.

01:02:20.737 --> 01:02:21.738 align:center
Father?

01:02:37.170 --> 01:02:39.631 align:center
Lord INPYEONG, you have a guest.

01:03:30.598 --> 01:03:33.727 align:center
- Wow. Is this what he's wearing today?
- Yes.

01:03:34.227 --> 01:03:37.771 align:center
The last edict will be
personally delivered by His Majesty.

01:03:37.772 --> 01:03:42.401 align:center
But he didn't wear this
to His Majesty's Royal Birthday Banquet?

01:03:42.402 --> 01:03:43.902 align:center
Thank you for bringing that up.

01:03:43.903 --> 01:03:46.114 align:center
I went through hell that day--

01:03:52.370 --> 01:03:53.371 align:center
Oh…

01:03:54.831 --> 01:03:56.791 align:center
His Majesty, the late King,

01:03:57.751 --> 01:03:59.419 align:center
would have been delighted to see this.

01:04:04.841 --> 01:04:05.925 align:center
I'm delighted too.

01:04:09.888 --> 01:04:11.056 align:center
Your Royal Highness.

01:04:14.684 --> 01:04:16.060 align:center
The Royal Secretariat has notified

01:04:16.061 --> 01:04:18.103 align:center
the Office of Royal Relatives
and the Prime Minister.

01:04:18.104 --> 01:04:21.023 align:center
Goodness, they'll all be racing
to the palace now.

01:04:21.024 --> 01:04:22.191 align:center
Before that, we have

01:04:22.192 --> 01:04:24.694 align:center
some documents from the Secretariat
and Rites for your review.

01:04:25.445 --> 01:04:26.446 align:center
Are you ready to go?

01:04:37.499 --> 01:04:38.874 align:center
I'll be waiting here.

01:04:40.627 --> 01:04:41.628 align:center
Okay.

01:05:00.855 --> 01:05:02.272 align:center
Your Majesty,

01:05:02.273 --> 01:05:04.191 align:center
His Majesty has arrived.

01:05:12.784 --> 01:05:14.119 align:center
What brings you here?

01:05:15.912 --> 01:05:17.079 align:center
Mother.

01:05:17.080 --> 01:05:20.207 align:center
If you do not intend to rescind it,
you should turn back.

01:05:20.208 --> 01:05:21.708 align:center
I…

01:05:21.709 --> 01:05:23.545 align:center
Your father fought to protect that throne!

01:05:28.133 --> 01:05:32.637 align:center
Do you have any idea
what he went through to safeguard it?

01:05:33.179 --> 01:05:36.223 align:center
Do you know what I had to do
to ensure it was passed down to you--

01:05:36.224 --> 01:05:37.892 align:center
I know!

01:05:38.935 --> 01:05:42.313 align:center
The day Father passed away…

01:05:43.940 --> 01:05:46.693 align:center
I heard everything.

01:06:02.542 --> 01:06:03.834 align:center
How…

01:06:03.835 --> 01:06:06.087 align:center
I do not want to!

01:06:09.048 --> 01:06:10.091 align:center
Crown Prince!

01:06:10.717 --> 01:06:13.720 align:center
I do not want to!

01:06:16.681 --> 01:06:18.183 align:center
It was your father's dying wish.

01:06:22.979 --> 01:06:25.982 align:center
The only one I can rely on now
is you, Crown Prince…

01:06:28.651 --> 01:06:30.278 align:center
No. Your Majesty.

01:06:33.823 --> 01:06:35.700 align:center
Do not disappoint me.

01:07:01.851 --> 01:07:03.602 align:center
Mother!

01:07:10.985 --> 01:07:14.572 align:center
Mother, please forgive me

01:07:15.406 --> 01:07:16.824 align:center
for disappointing you.

01:08:03.413 --> 01:08:04.414 align:center
Sir.

01:08:05.081 --> 01:08:06.916 align:center
It's time to head to the Council Hall now.

01:08:08.376 --> 01:08:09.919 align:center
There's still plenty of time.

01:08:12.005 --> 01:08:13.006 align:center
Yes, sir.

01:08:36.446 --> 01:08:38.781 align:center
I will take over from here.

01:08:42.035 --> 01:08:45.037 align:center
You must stop either
the Grand Prince or His Majesty.

01:08:45.038 --> 01:08:46.372 align:center
Do whatever you must.

01:08:49.375 --> 01:08:50.501 align:center
I will not ask you

01:08:52.462 --> 01:08:53.588 align:center
to pay for your sins.

01:09:02.930 --> 01:09:04.432 align:center
I-AN

01:09:10.605 --> 01:09:12.857 align:center
Your Royal Highness,
it is the Queen Mother.

01:09:20.239 --> 01:09:22.617 align:center
I'd like a brief audience
in the Council Hall.

01:09:23.201 --> 01:09:25.453 align:center
Do we have time
before we're due at the Throne Hall?

01:09:26.037 --> 01:09:26.913 align:center
Well…

01:09:27.955 --> 01:09:30.375 align:center
Yes, we have about 30 minutes.

01:09:31.125 --> 01:09:32.126 align:center
Right.

01:09:48.267 --> 01:09:49.519 align:center
Court Lady Im.

01:09:55.817 --> 01:09:57.193 align:center
Yes, Your Majesty.

01:10:00.988 --> 01:10:02.323 align:center
I need the girl I hid…

01:10:06.619 --> 01:10:08.079 align:center
brought to the palace.

01:10:11.874 --> 01:10:14.042 align:center
PROTOCOL FOR THE ACCESSION
OF THE 34TH KING

01:10:16.295 --> 01:10:17.839 align:center
Be honest with me.

01:10:18.506 --> 01:10:19.549 align:center
About what?

01:10:20.425 --> 01:10:21.551 align:center
If I become…

01:10:22.677 --> 01:10:24.470 align:center
If I become the Queen,

01:10:25.722 --> 01:10:27.515 align:center
people wouldn't like it, right?

01:10:28.808 --> 01:10:31.226 align:center
Come on now. Your Royal Highness?
Who would ever?

01:10:31.227 --> 01:10:33.645 align:center
My goodness. Who would dare?

01:10:33.646 --> 01:10:34.730 align:center
If I ever find them…

01:10:34.731 --> 01:10:36.983 align:center
Hyejeong would've been
brutally honest with me.

01:10:38.151 --> 01:10:40.235 align:center
Yes. Well, they won't be too thrilled.

01:10:42.822 --> 01:10:44.614 align:center
Right, exactly!

01:10:44.615 --> 01:10:47.367 align:center
If I had known about this,
I wouldn't have stepped up.

01:10:47.368 --> 01:10:49.202 align:center
I was planning
to just take the fall for it

01:10:49.203 --> 01:10:51.830 align:center
and bounce out of here
without looking back.

01:10:51.831 --> 01:10:53.207 align:center
No need to get worked up.

01:10:53.750 --> 01:10:58.546 align:center
Not everyone is a fan
of the Grand Prince, either.

01:10:59.630 --> 01:11:01.173 align:center
I only have haters.

01:11:01.174 --> 01:11:02.884 align:center
Oh, I see.

01:11:04.802 --> 01:11:05.803 align:center
You can do it!

01:11:07.889 --> 01:11:10.182 align:center
PAIN IN MY ASS

01:11:13.978 --> 01:11:15.061 align:center
Yes?

01:11:15.062 --> 01:11:19.691 align:center
Hey, you said you'd call.
I've been waiting forever, you know.

01:11:19.692 --> 01:11:22.194 align:center
Should I move to the next step?
Father in the hospital?

01:11:22.195 --> 01:11:24.738 align:center
No. Don't. Just stop that for now.

01:11:24.739 --> 01:11:27.617 align:center
Stop? Why? Are they
calling off the company audit?

01:11:28.826 --> 01:11:30.328 align:center
No, that's not it.

01:11:31.913 --> 01:11:34.122 align:center
Where are you now? Father's place?

01:11:34.123 --> 01:11:36.625 align:center
- Yeah.
- Stay there. I'll be right over.

01:11:36.626 --> 01:11:38.251 align:center
At least tell me what's going…

01:11:38.252 --> 01:11:39.420 align:center
Damn brat.

01:11:40.379 --> 01:11:42.173 align:center
Why? What did Huiju say?

01:11:42.757 --> 01:11:44.675 align:center
- She's coming here.
- What?

01:12:18.626 --> 01:12:19.627 align:center
Grand Princess.

01:12:20.253 --> 01:12:21.336 align:center
You must flee.

01:12:22.588 --> 01:12:25.424 align:center
Isn't that… the Council Hall?

01:12:45.486 --> 01:12:46.571 align:center
No…

01:12:47.113 --> 01:12:48.573 align:center
No!

01:12:49.782 --> 01:12:50.783 align:center
Your Highness!

01:13:11.512 --> 01:13:12.513 align:center
Aide Do.

01:13:13.014 --> 01:13:14.015 align:center
What…

01:13:16.976 --> 01:13:18.185 align:center
What are you doing here?

01:13:23.900 --> 01:13:24.983 align:center
Tell me.

01:13:28.237 --> 01:13:29.405 align:center
Do Hyejeong!

01:13:29.947 --> 01:13:30.948 align:center
The Council Hall…

01:13:33.951 --> 01:13:35.036 align:center
His Royal Highness.

01:13:36.078 --> 01:13:37.495 align:center
He's in the Council Hall.

01:13:51.093 --> 01:13:52.094 align:center
Your Royal Highness.

01:13:57.808 --> 01:13:58.809 align:center
Your Royal Highness.

01:14:06.609 --> 01:14:09.611 align:center
PERFECT CROWN

01:14:46.107 --> 01:14:47.774 align:center
His Royal Highness.

01:14:47.775 --> 01:14:49.067 align:center
He's in the Council Hall.

01:14:49.068 --> 01:14:50.568 align:center
Your Royal Highness!

01:14:50.569 --> 01:14:52.696 align:center
Your Royal Highness!

01:14:52.697 --> 01:14:55.740 align:center
There's a rumor circulating
that the Grand Prince has passed away.

01:14:55.741 --> 01:14:56.950 align:center
What do you mean, regency?

01:14:56.951 --> 01:14:59.369 align:center
Since the Grand Prince
remains unconscious,

01:14:59.370 --> 01:15:02.038 align:center
it would only be fitting
for Your Majesty to step forward.

01:15:02.039 --> 01:15:03.416 align:center
The Grand Prince is awake!

01:15:06.794 --> 01:15:09.546 align:center
I hear rumors of my passing
are spreading outside these walls.

01:15:09.547 --> 01:15:12.549 align:center
How could one measly royal guard
blow up the Council Hall by himself?

01:15:12.550 --> 01:15:14.384 align:center
Since the Grand Prince
has regained consciousness,

01:15:14.385 --> 01:15:16.262 align:center
it's time we tied up some loose ends.

01:15:16.804 --> 01:15:19.348 align:center
How much do you trust Jeongwoo?

01:15:20.266 --> 01:15:22.977 align:center
Is there any place safe for you?

01:15:25.855 --> 01:15:27.897 align:center
Translated by Justin S. Kim

01:15:39.118 --> 01:15:42.830 align:center
PERFECT CROWN