Masquerade

00:45:06,704 --> 00:45:10,541 The Chief Secretary is to blame for this mess. 446 00:45:10,624 --> 00:45:12,584 Didn't I make that clear earlier? 447 00:45:12,668 --> 00:45:15,254 He disturbs peace with his three-inch tongue. 448 00:45:15,337 --> 00:45:20,384 The king has ordered for reports. What should I do now? 449 00:45:41,196 --> 00:45:42,865 Who made this red bean porridge? 450 00:45:43,907 --> 00:45:47,119 Your Majesty didn't appear to have fully recovered. 451 00:45:47,202 --> 00:45:49,037 I asked you who made it. 452 00:45:51,832 --> 00:45:56,754 The taster asked the palace matron at the royal kitchen. 453 00:46:06,722 --> 00:46:07,639 It tastes really good. 454 00:46:07,723 --> 00:46:09,850 Just like what I used to eat as a child. 455 00:46:10,934 --> 00:46:14,772 -What is your name? -Lady Han, sire. 456 00:46:19,651 --> 00:46:20,652 And yours? 457 00:46:22,362 --> 00:46:25,949 Your Majesty, it's Sa-wol. 458 00:46:26,909 --> 00:46:27,785 How old are you? 459 00:46:29,077 --> 00:46:32,331 -Fifteen, sire. -Fifteen. 460 00:46:39,296 --> 00:46:41,507 I'm done for now. Clear the table. 461 00:46:45,636 --> 00:46:48,972 You heard His Majesty. Make haste. 462 00:46:49,640 --> 00:46:50,682 -Yes, sir. -Yes, sir. 463 00:47:02,027 --> 00:47:04,780 I missed you, good old rice! 464 00:47:04,863 --> 00:47:08,200 Stock up while you can. He might get his appetite back soon. 465 00:47:11,703 --> 00:47:13,372 My Lady. 466 00:47:13,455 --> 00:47:15,833 Don't you think the king has changed recently? 467 00:47:15,916 --> 00:47:16,917 What do you mean? 468 00:47:17,000 --> 00:47:19,002 His complexion as well as his palate. 469 00:47:19,086 --> 00:47:22,047 He chuckles a lot, too. 470 00:47:22,130 --> 00:47:26,301 And I heard that even the sound of his royal defecation has changed. 471 00:48:07,551 --> 00:48:10,262 Fortunately, his pulse is returning. 472 00:48:12,514 --> 00:48:13,765 But sir, 473 00:48:14,433 --> 00:48:18,020 it appears that he's been drugged, not poisoned. 474 00:48:18,770 --> 00:48:20,397 What do you mean by that? 475 00:48:20,480 --> 00:48:24,651 Where has he been going on his outings? 476 00:48:33,535 --> 00:48:36,538 He's been avoiding royal coitus? Why? 477 00:48:37,122 --> 00:48:40,959 How on earth would I know? 478 00:48:42,044 --> 00:48:46,590 I hear he is staying clear of the concubines and the queen, too. 479 00:48:46,673 --> 00:48:48,675 The rumor has spread all over the court. 480 00:48:49,301 --> 00:48:53,597 He is avoiding the sweet smell of women 481 00:48:54,389 --> 00:48:55,891 that he favors so much. 482 00:48:55,974 --> 00:48:56,975 My lord. 483 00:49:04,816 --> 00:49:06,026 My lord. 484 00:49:06,109 --> 00:49:08,904 The Chief Secretary is up to something. 485 00:49:09,947 --> 00:49:13,325 He's been enquiring about Lady An. 486 00:49:13,951 --> 00:49:15,243 What should we do? 487 00:49:17,371 --> 00:49:20,499 Take some men and burn down 488 00:49:21,375 --> 00:49:23,126 the poppy patch at once. 489 00:49:23,835 --> 00:49:27,965 We must get rid of all evidence. 490 00:49:50,112 --> 00:49:53,740 <i>Lady An has been</i> <i>in the wind for a few days now.</i> 491 00:50:36,658 --> 00:50:37,993 Do as you see fit. 492 00:50:38,952 --> 00:50:41,163 -Your grace is immeasurable. -Your grace is immeasurable. 493 00:50:49,046 --> 00:50:51,173 Did you dissent the uniform land tax bill? 494 00:50:51,965 --> 00:50:53,967 But that's what you told me to do. 495 00:50:54,509 --> 00:50:58,096 To respond to whatever the officials say with, "Do as you see fit." 496 00:51:06,063 --> 00:51:07,731 Did you approve the interrogation of Yu? 497 00:51:09,024 --> 00:51:10,442 No, I didn't do that. 498 00:51:11,318 --> 00:51:15,947 I only approved the setting up of an inquisitorial committee. 499 00:51:16,031 --> 00:51:17,282 That's the same thing. 500 00:51:17,949 --> 00:51:20,952 Didn't I warn you to be extra cautious around Park Chung-seo? 501 00:51:24,081 --> 00:51:26,124 I'll call for a high officials' meeting. 502 00:51:26,208 --> 00:51:27,876 Reinstate the uniform land tax bill. 503 00:51:27,959 --> 00:51:32,130 Why keep making me change my words? 504 00:51:32,214 --> 00:51:33,840 Just do as I say. 505 00:51:34,508 --> 00:51:38,512 You must give to take. That's politics. 506 00:51:38,595 --> 00:51:41,890 Shouldn't I know what I'm giving away and taking 507 00:51:43,391 --> 00:51:44,976 at least? 508 00:51:52,317 --> 00:51:57,155 Chief, do you know what the big deal is about those laws? 509 00:51:57,739 --> 00:51:58,949 I do not, sire. 510 00:52:03,120 --> 00:52:04,704 What do I need to know anyway? 511 00:52:05,789 --> 00:52:08,208 I only need to do as I'm told. 512 00:52:08,291 --> 00:52:09,417 But 513 00:52:10,377 --> 00:52:13,547 I can get you books on the subject. 514 00:52:16,55