"Brought to you by WITH S2 Written In The Heavens Subbing Squad" "General Gang!" "Let go." "Let go of me!" "What is the matter with you, General Gang?" "Let go!" "I'm going to kill you, bastard." "Kill you!" "Let go of me!" "What is the meaning of this?" "Stop this at once!" "General Gang, control yourself!" " Don't stop me." " My man!" "I'll kill you!" "I said stop!" "Don't just stand there." "Take him out of here." "Please let go of me!" "I'll kill that bastard and kill myself!" "General, please get a hold of yourself!" "Let go." "Let go of me!" "Let's go!" "Commissioner, are you all right?" "This can't be!" "[Episode 62]" "Please calm down, General." "Why are you acting like this?" "All right, so let go of me." "General Dae..." "I think he'll be all right now, so would you leave us alone?" "I'd like to have a few words with him." "Very well, sir." "What is the matter with you?" "You know better than to do this!" "I thought we talked about this." "[Gang Gamchan (Minister of the Office of Ceremony)]" "How could you swing your fist inside the Royal Council Hall?" "I couldn't control myself when I saw his face." "[Gang Jo (Minister of War)]" "You must control yourself!" "Do you want this case to get buried and forgotten?" "You're turning the situation in Kim Chi Yang's favor by behaving like this." "General Gang, if you want to avenge your wife's death, this has to stop." "Please do as I say." "Your Majesty, this in unpardonable." "A high minister swinging his fist at another minister in the council hall?" "[Chae Choongsun (Minister of Investigation)]" "Bereavement is no excuse for this outrageous behavior." "I agree, Your Highness." "we're not street thugs." "[Hwangbo Yui (Vice Minister of Finance)]" "This violent behavior is unacceptable." "It's clearly in contempt of the Imperial Court." "Besides, the crime was committed by the East Jurchen." "General Gang is not in his right mind to attack Commissioner Kim." "[Choi Suk (Vice Minister of the Ministry of Personnel)]" "His overnight success has gone to his head." "Standing in the Royal Council Hall does" "[Choi Wonshin (Vice Minister of the Office of Ceremony)] not make a lowly Balhaean any less lowly." "Your Highness, you must punish General Gang Jo for his intolerable behavior." "Yes." "His behavior stems from disdain toward" "[Kim Shimon (Minister of Interior)] the Imperial court, Your Highness." "This must not be overlooked." "I am amazed." "You can never agree" "[Empress Dowager Cheonchu] on anything when it comes to state affairs, but here you are shouting in unison against a fellow statesman." "General Gang just lost his beloved wife." "How can you gang up against him like this for a mistake he made in confusion?" "How can you serve the public with compassion if your hearts know no sympathy?" "Your Highness, we sympathize with General Gang's situation." "[Choi Hang (Royal Undersecretary)]" "But his behavior today was undeniably inappropriate, and the officials were responding emotionally as well." "I beg you not to be angry." "We beg you, Your Highness." "I will call the physician to have a look at you." "No, Your Highness." "[Kim Chi Yang (Finance Commissioner)]" "My injury is emotional." "How could the physician treat me?" "Commissions, I will apologize for General Gang." "So please let it go." "Why would you apologize for General Gang's actions?" "Does General Gang mean more to you than I do?" "Of course not." "General Gang just lost his wife." "And you know the special relationship they had." "Does that mean I have to keep my mouth shut while he makes me out to be a murderer?" "This isn't the first time he tried to have me put away with false charges." "He has always hated me for no reason." "But looking back, it was because of you." "He couldn't stand the fact that you and I had become lovers, so he tried to have me killed with ridiculous charges." "I will not let him get away with this." "Commissioner, please let it go one more time for me." "I can't renounce a man who is grieving the death of his wife." "Then renounce me." "Commissioner." "I can't sit in the same room with that man again and discuss state affairs." "So renounce me instead." "Commissioner, how can you say this?" "Forgive me for upsetting you, Your Highness." "But I think this is the best solution." "Commissioner." "Now if you will excuse me..." "Osuksan?" "Yes." "Find it for me." "[Yu Han Gan (Hanmoon Temple's official)]" "What is osuksan?" "If I look back on it, I was intoxicated on osuksan when I first saw you." "It's a narcotic that makes you" "[Mokjong (7th ruler of Goryeo)] forget all of the pains of reality." "I can't sleep no matter how drunk I get, and when I do fall asleep I have nightmares." "I want to scream and go on a rampage, but I don't have the strength anymore." "Your Majesty..." "I want to be free of this." "I want to forget everything." "The palace, the dead Imperial Consort, and this loathsome creature I've become." "So find me the narcotic." "But where would I find it?" "I've never heard of it before..." "I don't know, but the Khitan may use it." "The Khitan?" "Secretary Yu?" "That's right." "I'm His Majesty's new attendant," "[Yu Chungjeong]" "Yu Chungjeong." "You must be my replacement." "Good luck to you." "I try not to think of her, but I can't stop." "When I'm eating, when I'm walking, she's always there." "If I had known that I'd lose her like this, I would've treated her better." "All those years I made her wait..." "General Gang..." "He killed my kind and beautiful wife." "How can you tell me to hold back and let him walk around?" "General Gang, listen." "How do you feel about taking a regional post for a while?" "I'd have a hard time restraining myself, too, if Kim Chi Yang was in my sight." "I understand how you feel." "But we have to reveal his identity." "And in your state, you won't be of any help." "Leave Kim Chi Yang to me and go away for a while." "Being in this house may not be the best thing for you either." "Memories can sometimes drain you." "Are you really not going back to the Imperial Court, sir?" "Not permanently." "But I have to come on strong if only to make my point." "Gang Jo..." "He is indeed a man to be feared but he has a crude side." "He has turned the officials against him." "Idiot." "But the Dowager won't be" "[Sa Gamun] quick to renounce him." "The two of them go way back to even before she met you, and they could not be closer." "Do not compare me to him." "I am her lover and the father of the future Emperor." "I'm sorry." "I didn't mean to offend you." "My lord, it's Mun In Wui." "Come in." "What is it?" "Good news, sir." "[Mun In Wui ]" "Yu Han Gan wants osuksan." "Osuksan?" "Yes, sir." "The Emperor ordered him to find him some osuksan." "Osuksan?" "Isn't that the hallucinogen the late King was addicted to?" "Yes, Lady Yunheung had the Emperor hooked on it for a while, too." "But I thought he was cured of the addition." "Why again?" "He probably can't stand the emotional pain he is in." "Sure, we'll find some for him." "It's the Emperor's order after all." "The Emperor want to help us and destroy himself." "Of course we will find some." "Your Majesty." "I will sleep alone." "So sleep in your chambers." "Your Majesty." "[Empress Sunjeong]" "I know you are having trouble sleeping." "If I am with you..." "I'm even more distressed when you are with me." "So please leave me alone." "What am I to you?" "The truth is it, it tore me apart when you gave you heart to the Imperial Consort." "But I endured it." "I saw how happy she made you and withstood the pain." "And when I saw you suffer after losing her, it hurt me even more." "But I endured that, too." "I endured it all waiting for the day that you will turn to me and smile." "But now you are turning me out of your bedchamber." "I just want to be alone for now." "Please let me be." "You are so cruel." "So cruel..." "I'm a woman, too." "My feelings get hurt and I get jealous just like all other women." "Empress..." "And now I resent you." "I resent you." "Empress..." "I'm sorry." "Really I am, Empress..." "But I just can't take this pain anymore." "I don't want to die." "I want to leave this palace with you and my life intact." "And to do that, I have to ruin myself." "I have to be wrecked beyond recognition and be cast off by my mother." "Your feet are so ugly." "[Cheon Hyang Bi ]" "What is this?" "Just hold still." "Oh, that's feels refreshing!" "It's cold." "It's cold." " That's cold!" " I bet it feels good." " No, it's cold!" " Don't be a baby." "Then you try it." "It's freezing." "No, thank you." "I'm fine." " Oh, that's cold!" " Just take it." "Okay, you're asking for it." "Take that!" " You're getting me all wet!" " I don't care!" "Stop, Husband." "Hyang Bi..." "Hyang Bi..." "You wish go to Hogyeong?" "Yes, Your Highness." "No, I can't allow that." "Your Highness, I've done something I should never have done in your presence." "The ministers will not let up until you chase me off, and more importantly, the Imperial authority will be weakened." "It doesn't matter what the ministers say." "If it's okay with me, it's okay." "I'm not happy about the situation but I'll deal with it." "General Gang, you are an indispensable man here." "You know that." "The truth is, it's too painful for me here." "This city is filled with memories of Hyang Bi, and it's hard for me to endure." "So please let me go." "General Gang." "I'm sorry about Commissioner Kim." "It's all my fault, so please let me go." "I beg you." "Must you leave?" "Couldn't you stay for me?" "Forgive me, Your Highness." "I buried my feelings for you the day I married Hyang Bi." "So please set me free." "Did you wish to see me, Your Highness?" "Please sit down." "Why are you acting like this?" "Why are you not attending the morning meetings?" "I am leaving the court as I've said." "Why are you doing this to me?" "Why is everyone giving me such a hard time?" "I've dreamed of building a strong and prosperous empire with both you and General Gang by my side." "But look at this." "You're acting like children allowing personal feelings to interfere with state affairs." "I'm not doing this just because of General Gang." "You've been keeping your distance from me because of the ministers and I want to relieve you of the burden." "I already explain to you about that." "I just don't want to invite any speculations about Prince Hwangju." "My feelings for you have not changed." "Don't you know how I feel about you?" "You are my love and the father of my child." "But I cannot openly show this because the Emperor is unhappy about our relationship and the ministers are fearful." "But once I leave this seat of power, I will make it up to you." "I just can't do it right now." "Let's not talk about this." "General Gang is leaving." "Is that right?" "There are more pressing issues that need attention, so you must return to the court." "Is there some kind of trouble?" "The undersecretary says public sentiment is turning against the state because of increasing tax rate due to the high cost of maintaining the military." "Redistributing *stipend" "[Stipend land:" "Farmland distributed on officials according to rank] land to the soldiers is not enough;" "we need a fundamental solution to this problem." "I need you to think about this and bring me a proposal." "Osuksan?" "[Yi Jujeong]" "I've never heard of it." "I heard it's made of opium poppies." "Does it sound familiar?" "Opium poppies?" "Oh, that?" "I've heard of it being used as medicine in the back country." "Why do you ask?" "Are you ill?" "No, it's not for me." "Do you think we can get some?" "I heard you can find them in Liao." "Of course I can get some." "There's nothing I can't get if I want to." "But it might take a while if it has to come from Liao." "Osuksan, what is?" "If you're in a hurry, I'll go to Liao myself?" "Why are you squinting?" "Did something get in your eyes?" "Now where was I?" "One, two, three, four..." "I heard everything." "What do you want osuksan for?" "You don't need to know." "I do need to know." "[Duyan]" "I'm the mother of your child." "What do you have to hide from me?" "I'm not trying to hide anything." "I just don't want to put you in danger." "I don't want you doing dangerous things alone." "Your business is my business." "Now talk." "Why do you want osuksan?" "If you really need it, you don't have to go to Liao." "I can make as much of it as you need right here." "You can?" "I am the one who taught Princess Xiao to make the osuksan she used on the late King." "Now tell me who it is for." "I heard you were going to Hogyeong" "Yes, Your Grace." "General Gang, I am saddened beyond words by Hyang Bi's death." "We were as close as sisters since Myeongbok Palace..." "I hope you can put your sadness behind you and come back to us renewed." "Thank you." "Your Majesty, did you wish to say a few words?" "Then I shall leave now." "My Emperor, my Empress, I wish you good health." "General Gang." "I know your pain better that anyone." "But you are a man of strong will, so don't let this get the best of you like I have and stay strong." "Thank you for everything." "No, Your Majesty." "I'm just sorry that I won't be here to serve you." "Are you leaving, sir?" "Yes." "I'm deeply sorry for your loss." "I will pray for her soul." "Do you know Hyang Bi well?" "Yes." "She was always good to me since I was a child growing up in the Balhaean village." "Take good care of the Emperor." "And watch Yu Han Gan carefully." "Remember that he is the reason why I put you here in the palace." "I will, sir." "If anything happens, talk to Minister Gang Gamchan." "Yes, sir." "Take care then." "After careful consideration, a decision has been made to send General Gang Jo to Hogyeong as Inspector General" "[Inspector General:" "Morals and duties of a general manager] of the Northwest Provincial Armies." "So I want no further talk about his misconduct." "And there is a pressing matter I would like to discuss, so feel free to speak your mind." "As some of you already know, public discontent is growing in the empire reason being increased labor *conscription and tax collection." "[Conscription:" "During the ages of 16~60, all males must serve in the military.]" "And we need to find a fundamental solution to this problem." "The answer is simple." "Military downsizing." "That would reduce the complaints and naturally take care of the tax problem." "Yes, I agree." "Right now, our current military budget is bloated when there's peace at the front." "If we reduce our soldiery, public burden will be reduced as well." "But that is not an option if we are to defend ourselves against a Khitan invasion." "Khitan always come up in this debate, but how do you know if they will attack?" "If we use them as an excuse to keep up this military spending, public sentiment will turn further against the court." "Besides, our farms are under manned because men are serving military duty." "At this rate, we might be forced to put down our pens and pick up a hoe to till the soil." "That's right." "The Khitan are no longer showing any signs of potential invasion, so it would do no harm to downsize the military." "As you all know, the late King considered agriculture to be the foundation of the state sending soldiers home to farm the land and trading weapons for farming tools." "Let us remember his insight in this time of public restlessness." "But that left us defenseless when the Khitan attacked." "We must not forget that we almost lost the country as the result of those actions." "So do you suggest we do nothing about the growing public agitation?" "It is the public that we must fear more than the Khitan." "The government without the people has no reason to exist." "Am I wrong?" "Your Highness, they do have a point." "It is great burden on the people to maintain our current military." "Soldiery of 300,000 is quite large for our means." "We cannot cut back be that as it may." "Threat of invasion will always exist for as long as Khitan exist." "Then we might have to raise taxes." "Commissioner Kim has paid a considerable portion of the military expense so far, but there is a limit to what he can do." "We can't downsize the military and we can't raise taxes either." "Do you have a better idea?" "How about regulating private tax collection on sharecropped land?" "Tax that the state collects on private land is only one-tenth of its output." "[Private land:" "Owned land for individual farming]" "But owners of sharecropped land take half of the output from the farmers." "If we cut that in half, burden on the farmers will be drastically reduced." "Your Highness, that's unthinkable!" "Every landowner in the country will rise up against it." "These are wealthy aristocrats whose lives will not be affected." "But it's different for the farmers." "They are taxed twice on their harvest on top of the burden of conscription." "This is the only way to ease their burden without sacrificing our national defense." "Your Highness, I beg you to think about this carefully." "It is a centuries-old tradition for landowners to take half of the harvest." "Attempting to break this tradition overnight could shake the foundation of the country." "I'll take that chance if it means providing relief for the people." "I want a society where everyone prospers, not just the elite few." "I heard you were being transferred to Hogyeong as a military inspector." "I'm truly saddened, General." "Let's send him off with a light heart." "[Choi Ghi] [Yi Hyunoon]" "You have to come back to us, General." "If you don't, all of us will go up to Hogyeong to harass you." "Yes, I'm sure we will meet again soon." "I'm counting on you men to take care of the Emperor and the Empress Dowager." "Don't worry, sir, and take care of yourself." "[Kim Hoon] [Yu Bang]" "Oh, and you're going to be among a bunch of strangers when you get there." "Shouldn't you take someone with you to be at your side?" "I'll go with you, sir." "Hey, do you think he's going on a picnic?" "You're no help to anyone, so be quiet." "Please, sir." "I'm tired of being bullied around, sir." "Take me with you and let me make a new start." "I don't feel at home here in Gaegyeong." "I've been through such hard times in this city that I just want to get out of here." "Stop the useless begging and get up from there!" "Please, sir." "If you take me to Hogyeong, I swear I will work harder than I ever have." "It's my dire wish, General." "Please, General." "Why you little...!" "Get up from there now!" "I'm begging you, General." "Take me with you." "Take care of yourself in Hogyeong, General." "Thanks." "You take care, too." "General Kim." "The Six Guards will anxiously await your return, sir." "Take care." "I'm counting on you, General Yang." "Take care of the troops." "Don't worry, sir." "General." "General, we must get going now." "Your horse is waiting." "This fellow is..." "I will be serving General Gang in Hogyeong from now on." "Fare well, sir." "What... happened?" "It... just happened." "Let us leave, sir." "It's a long way to Hogyeong." "Take care." "Is he gone?" "Yes, Your Highness." "He just left the Six Guards headquarters." "I see." "So he's really gone..." "Heartless fellow..." "We go back a long way." "We met during the Balhaean Riot in Hogyeong, so it's been almost 30 years." "I thought he would always be by my side." "But I guess we all must part at one point or another." "I just wish he was leaving in happier circumstances, but he is in so much pain..." "A widower's sorrow is truly woeful..." "Are you crying?" "I didn't think you were that close to General Gang." "No, it's Hyang Bi." "[Sa Illa]" "I just feel so sorry for Hyang Bi..." "What can you do?" "She's gone." "I feel so sorry..." "And my heart is torn apart." "She's such a fool." "We could've lived in harmony." "I know you were close friends." "But try to put it behind you." "Life must go on." "I'm sorry." "I'm very sorry, Your Highness." "[Imperial Palace of Liao]" "I heard you were leaving tomorrow." "Emperor." "Yes, Mother." "[Empress Dowager Xiao (Emperor Shengzhong's mother)]" "Once I leave for this treatment," "I might be gone a long time." "Just come back to us healthy." "[Shengzhong of Liao (6th ruler of Khitan)]" "I don't have to worry, do I?" "No, Mother." "I'll take care of everything." "By the way, I heard the importing of tea from Song has increased." "Yes, and it's causing a serious problem." "The tribute payment of 200,000 ounces of silver we collect annually from Song go right back to Song to pay for tea." "And we can't ban tea drinking when the" "[Han Derang (Khitan's Prime Minister)] whole country is addicted to its taste." "I'm concerned about the country's finances." "Doesn't Goryeo produce tea as well?" "Yes, but we do not have active trade with Goryeo like we have with Song." "In fact, the trading installation at the bank of Yalu River is being used more by the Jurchen than the Goryeoans." "Emperor, listen well." "Yes, Mother." "The age of war is over." "The time is upon you to rule the people with generosity and compassion so they will extol your benevolence." "This means developing more land and establishing active exchange with Goryeo." "The people have learned the art of drinking tea and the enjoyment of peace." "So now you must give up your ideas about invading Goryeo." "Understand?" "I understand, Mother." "Don't worry about it and rest well in Southern Capital with the Prime Minister." "I heard the hot springs are marvelous there." "Your Majesty, I won't be going." "What do you mean?" "You won't accompany my mother?" "No, Emperor." "He will remain here to help you run the state." "A healthy man does not need to go on a convalescence trip." "It's to keep an eye on me." "She still doesn't trust me." "I'm almost 40 years old and she still thinks I'm a child." "May I assume you will cancel your plan to strengthen the military while she is away?" "No." "But how can you carry though" "[Yelu Dilie] when the Prime Minister is here?" "I fear my mother but not the Prime Minister." "I can handle him." "No, I can call upon someone to handle him for me." "Who would that be?" "Viceroy of Eastern Capital, Xiao Baiya." "He should be a fair match for the Prime Minister." "And bring back Yelu Dilu from Western Capital Datong as well." "General Yelu Dilu?" "But if he is called back, it will become obvious that you're preparing for a war." "[Yelu Pennu]" "Nevertheless, we need him to win..." "Xiao Baiya and Yelu Dilu..." "Summon then immediately once my mother leaves the city!" "Yes, Your Majesty." "Welcome, General." "[Won Jongseok (Lieutenant Governor of Hogyeong)]" "I am Lieutenant Governor of" "Hogyeong Won Jongseok." "It's good to meet you." "The governor asked me to give you a warm welcome before he left for Gaegyeong." "Sir, it's truly an honor to meet a man of your distinguished reputation." "I'm sure you've already been made aware but I will be attending to the military affairs of Hogyeong, Anju and all of the northwestern border region." "So I ask for your cooperation." "Of course, sir." "Let me introduce you to the men who will be assisting you." "Come in." "Yes, sir." "General Gang, it's an honor to meet you." "I am Colonel Ahn Pae." "I'm Captain Noh Hui, sir." "I am General Gang's right hand man, Colonel Yi Hyunoon." "Let us work together hand in hand." "I have an important announcement to make." "As we discussed previously." "Conscription and levy of taxes are putting great strain on the common people." "To relieve public burden, I am restricting the share landowners can take from their tenant farmers to one third of the crops produced." "I don't understand, Your Highness." "Private land belongs to an individual." "How could the government intervene in this matter?" "I am enforcing this law because this is the only way to reduce the burden on the people and maintain a strong military." "But this is not feasible." "The landowners will be outraged if you enforce this law." "That's right, Your Highness." "This is without precedent since the founding of Goryeo." "You must not act in haste." "I don't care if it is without precedent." "If you are bound by precedent, the world would never see improvement." "But Your Highness, even the great rulers before you did not impose such a policy." "How could you act so hastily?" "Your Highness, I ask that you reduce the military instead." "Reducing the landowner's share of crops is unacceptable." "Are you that unwilling to share your wealth with the people?" "Your Highness!" "You take half of the harvest from land you have too much of without lifting a finger." "And you are awarded land from the state just because you are an official of the state that you can hand down to your children and their children." "But while you're getting rich, the commoners are forced to bear arms for the country and cultivate the land on their empty stomachs only to surrender half of their harvest to you." "Is this fair?" "Is it so unfair for the rich to share a little of what they have with the people?" "If you can't accept this policy, rise up and remove me from this seat!" "I will enforce this policy no matter what happens." "There were two different tax collection policies in Goryeo for government land and private land." "On government land, taxes amounted to only one tenth of the output, but on private land, farmers had to pay half of their crops to the landowner." "But government lands were awarded to high officials as stipend granting them right to collect taxes on the land." "And with the burden of forced conscription, commoners lived in poverty and hardship while aristocrats became corpulent." "I'm afraid the Empress Dowager is taking a dangerous risk." "Yes." "But this is the only way to appease the people and maintain the military as it is." "I agree, but she is turning the landowners across the state against her." "This is something that even founding King Taejo did not have the fortitude to do." "I fear this might cause an insurrection." "But Her Highness has the military authority," "[Dae Dosu (Minister of Punishment)] so no one will rise up in haste." "Besides, this is good news for the public and military officials." "It is for now, but that may change if the Empress Dowager makes any kind of mistake which causes her to lose public trust." "But I doubt that will happen." "Then how do you feel about this issue, My Lord?" "Are you for it or against it?" "I don't know." "I can't quite decide." "Empress Dowager is not wrong about this, but it's too dangerous." "If she agrees to bring Prince Hwangju to the throne like I'm hoping she will," "I have to stop this." "What if she doesn't agree?" "Then letting her fall is another way to go about this." "The question is, can my son rise to the throne if the Empress Dowager falls?" "Good evening, sir." "You can't keep coming here like this." "If they find out that I'm letting in visitors, we will all lose our heads." "I promise you." "No one will ever find out, sir." "Besides, this isn't the first time." "Come on." " Oh, dear..." " Just this once." "How are you, Mother?" "Are you comfortable?" "A life in exile is a life in exile." "[Lady Yunheung]" "I'm doing fine." "[Court Lady Jo]" "She says she is fine, but this is living hell." "Who knew life in exile could be so difficult?" "They don't even let us out of the house." "I am all right, but this is too much for the Lady." "Stop." "Your Grace..." "Perhaps we can request relief" "[Jo Sun] from exile now." "The Empress Dowager will not release me even if I begged on my knees." "The fact that she didn't kill me is surprising." "Not to the Empress Dowager but to the Emperor." "He would not consent either." "He knows that I plotted with my father to destroy him." "He would never release me." "Besides, who would dare go forward and make such a request on my behalf?" "I will." "You, Jeong?" "Yes, Mother." "His Majesty adored me when" "[Jeong (Future Queen Weunjeong)]" "I lived in the palace." "He might just approve if I make the request." "Yes, Your Grace." "Let us give it a try." "It wouldn't hurt to try even if it doesn't work." "What brings you?" "I've come to see the Emperor." "It's very late." "Please come back in the morning." "I'm here on official business, so get out of my way." "Please tell me what this is regarding and I will relay the message." "How dare you?" "!" "Don't you know who I am?" "This is a confidential matter." "Get out of my way." "You got it?" "Let me have it." "Come on." "How did you get it?" "I acquired it from a merchant who trades with the Khitan." "He said it could be mixed in wine or tea." "Yes." "Wonderful." "I was drinking anyway, so I'll mix in this." "Would you like to try some?" "No, thank you." "Oh, that's right." "You don't even drink wine." "Suit yourself." "You mean you don't even sleep in the same room anymore?" "His Majesty is not intimate with me as you already know." "I just don't understand." "Why can't he have intimate relations with you when it was possible with the Imperial Consort?" "My lack of virtue is to blame." "Empress, let us not give up." "We must change the Emperor back to the way he was." "He was a competent and benevolent ruler for three whole years before this happened with the Imperial Consort." "We must change him back." "And only you can do this." "I really want to, but he won't listen to me anymore." "Then let us try together." "Let us go to him and talk to him." "Your Majesty, are you all right?" "Can you hear me, Your Majesty?" "Milhwa, where have you been?" "Do you know how much I've missed you?" "I wanted to tell you I'm sorry." "Come here." "Come here." "Your Majesty, what are you doing?" "Your Majesty!" "Don't go." "I'm sorry." "I made a mistake." "So please, please don't go." "Did you... really miss me, Your Majesty?" "I didn't mean to treat you so coldly." "I really love you." "I..." "love you too, Your Majesty." "I've loved you from the moment I saw you." "You have?" "Yes, Your Majesty." "Come closer." "Her Highness the Empress Dowager!" "Your Highness!" "Is the Emperor inside?" "Brought to you by WITH S2 Written In The Heavens Subbing Squad" "Main Translator:" "KBS World Spot Translator: ahsieee" "Special thanks to KaKaK Transcriber:" "Makutake29" "Timer: dOtcOm Editor/QC: melica" "Coordinators: mily2, ay_link"