Post by TheBo on Sept 3, 2011 16:28:48 GMT -5
Ep.30:
Everyone is upset and stunned at the revelation about the queen, and Yeong-jo demands to be left alone, as does San.
Secretary Jeong, Princess and Sir Choi have a powwow, in which they decide they must say the queen was responsible for the entire conspiracy against San. They figure they can get away with the bribery scandal with mild rebukes, but they’ll die if they are implicated in the assassination. When the Queen learns of Kim’s imprisonment, she visits him, only to learn that he believes they were tricked by Jeong and Princess and all is lost.
On her way out, she meets Jeong and despite her fury, he tells her she has to take the blame for everyone, as the Noron creed, which she created and enforced, states that the person who is found out has to take the blame for all the others. She runs to try to explain to Y-J, but he tells her from now on she has to shut her mouth and only listen to what he tells her to do. They are both very sad.
Hyeoui and Lady Hye receive a visit from Hong confirming the queen’s involvement, and he asks them to help San deal with the terrible news. San, on his part, is more concerned about how Y-J is taking it. Dae-su comes home stinking drunk and tells Song the terrible news. The ministers, who also want the queen to take all the blame, don’t think they’ll escape Y-J’s revenge. Yeong-jo calls a cabinet meeting, where Y-J he declares the incident was an accident. Only Lord Kim and the Festival Minister will be punished. Hong tries to interrupt, but Y-J shushes him.
Everyone is now in an uproar about the cover-up, especially Lady Hye. Late at night, San goes to ask why Y-J did it, and is made uncomfortable by Y-J repeatedly apologizing. He first was going to exile the queen, but remembered that she came into the palace when he was 66 and she was 15, and she had a lonely life there for 14 years. Without a thirst for power, she’d never have survived. He decided to immure her “like a ghost” in the palace but keep her alive and asks San to do the same after his death.
The three guards are rebellious about Y-J’s decision, and everyone is surprised that nothing is happening at the palace. At Dowahseo, Song gets a surprise damo party and then learns the portrait will go forward as planned. Y-J is unwell, but refuses to cancel his appointments. Song and Tak go to the palace. Tak is so nervous he smears the paper--twice. Y-J asks what the heck is going on, and when they tell him the artist is nervous, he says get on with it. Then Tak fails again, and Song offers to do the sketch for him. The official is outraged, but when Y-J asks what’s wrong now, Tak asks him for permission for Song to do it. The official is further outraged. Tak tells them she’s an artist in training, which Y-J is very interested to hear. But the official says a female can’t paint the king. Y-J says that’s nonsense, she should start painting his portrait. So she does, Y-J grinning like a cat the whole time.
As they leave, Tak thanks Song for saving his bacon. She assures him it was all due to his tutelage, and then the king’s eunuch comes to get Song for the king’s chambers that evening. Tak returns to Dowahseo and announces the King must like young women. A frightened Song is dressed up and brought to Y-J (they leave her little hat—so cute). He gives her some paints and asks her to draw a plum tree, which she does. When he sees it, he declares it similar to one drawn for him long ago by someone else. He asks her about where she learned, and she tells him about her father. Then Y-J confesses his feelings of failure about Sado and San.
Hyeoui learns from Lady Kim that San has disappeared, not telling any attendants where he’s going. He took no one with him; Eunuch Nam, Hong and Dae-su +2 are in an uproar as San rides through a dark forest, alone.
Everyone is upset and stunned at the revelation about the queen, and Yeong-jo demands to be left alone, as does San.
Secretary Jeong, Princess and Sir Choi have a powwow, in which they decide they must say the queen was responsible for the entire conspiracy against San. They figure they can get away with the bribery scandal with mild rebukes, but they’ll die if they are implicated in the assassination. When the Queen learns of Kim’s imprisonment, she visits him, only to learn that he believes they were tricked by Jeong and Princess and all is lost.
On her way out, she meets Jeong and despite her fury, he tells her she has to take the blame for everyone, as the Noron creed, which she created and enforced, states that the person who is found out has to take the blame for all the others. She runs to try to explain to Y-J, but he tells her from now on she has to shut her mouth and only listen to what he tells her to do. They are both very sad.
Hyeoui and Lady Hye receive a visit from Hong confirming the queen’s involvement, and he asks them to help San deal with the terrible news. San, on his part, is more concerned about how Y-J is taking it. Dae-su comes home stinking drunk and tells Song the terrible news. The ministers, who also want the queen to take all the blame, don’t think they’ll escape Y-J’s revenge. Yeong-jo calls a cabinet meeting, where Y-J he declares the incident was an accident. Only Lord Kim and the Festival Minister will be punished. Hong tries to interrupt, but Y-J shushes him.
Everyone is now in an uproar about the cover-up, especially Lady Hye. Late at night, San goes to ask why Y-J did it, and is made uncomfortable by Y-J repeatedly apologizing. He first was going to exile the queen, but remembered that she came into the palace when he was 66 and she was 15, and she had a lonely life there for 14 years. Without a thirst for power, she’d never have survived. He decided to immure her “like a ghost” in the palace but keep her alive and asks San to do the same after his death.
The three guards are rebellious about Y-J’s decision, and everyone is surprised that nothing is happening at the palace. At Dowahseo, Song gets a surprise damo party and then learns the portrait will go forward as planned. Y-J is unwell, but refuses to cancel his appointments. Song and Tak go to the palace. Tak is so nervous he smears the paper--twice. Y-J asks what the heck is going on, and when they tell him the artist is nervous, he says get on with it. Then Tak fails again, and Song offers to do the sketch for him. The official is outraged, but when Y-J asks what’s wrong now, Tak asks him for permission for Song to do it. The official is further outraged. Tak tells them she’s an artist in training, which Y-J is very interested to hear. But the official says a female can’t paint the king. Y-J says that’s nonsense, she should start painting his portrait. So she does, Y-J grinning like a cat the whole time.
As they leave, Tak thanks Song for saving his bacon. She assures him it was all due to his tutelage, and then the king’s eunuch comes to get Song for the king’s chambers that evening. Tak returns to Dowahseo and announces the King must like young women. A frightened Song is dressed up and brought to Y-J (they leave her little hat—so cute). He gives her some paints and asks her to draw a plum tree, which she does. When he sees it, he declares it similar to one drawn for him long ago by someone else. He asks her about where she learned, and she tells him about her father. Then Y-J confesses his feelings of failure about Sado and San.
Hyeoui learns from Lady Kim that San has disappeared, not telling any attendants where he’s going. He took no one with him; Eunuch Nam, Hong and Dae-su +2 are in an uproar as San rides through a dark forest, alone.