Post by ajk on Apr 3, 2009 12:27:01 GMT -5
Apologies for the delay on this one.
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Jimong answers the king: Yes, your infant son will rise to the throne. "But there is a threat. A nova has violated the imperial constellation." A powerful star from the north, he says, surrounded by smaller southern stars, indicating another force seeking the throne. Eating up every word of this nonsense, the king realizes the "threat" is Prince Hwangjuwon and the Shillans. He fears he can't even trust his army to handle this threat, and wants Jimong's advice. Jimong says there's a way to protect the young prince, but he wants "plenipotentiary powers" from the king so he can handle the matter with proper authority and security.
The king announces to his ministers that he's appointing Choe Jimong Chief of the Supreme Council. They're troubled by this.
Afterwards, Choe Sum is outside complaining to Choe Ryand about the development. Suddenly an arrow whizzes by him and thwacks into a wall. It carries a note: "If you want to put him on the throne, bring him to Wang Ryun temple by 11 tonight."
Prince Hwangjuwon, Kim Wonsoong, and Choe Sum ponder the note; who's behind it? It's a tough question and they can't answer it. But the prince decides to play along and go there. This can't be the king setting me up, he figures, because he'd have killed me already if he knew about my ambition for the throne.
That night: Hwangjuwon and Choe Sum walk to the temple, with a large squad of guards sneaking behind them for protection. A monk ushers the two inside, where a mysterious, bearded figure behind an opaque curtain asks the prince the date and time of his birth. Gee, who could that be. Sum pulls back the curtain and we see it's Jimong. What's he doing there?
Hunae is told that the king has turned over state affairs to the supreme council. She and her sister and Escort Yun suspect he may be sicker than he's letting on. Hunae decides to talk to the royal physician.
Back at the temple, Jimong tells Hwangjuwon and Choe that he wants to help the prince rise to the throne. They ask Why help us, and not the king who brought you back into power. Many reasons, he says evasively, but most importantly, it's because it's his belief that Hwangjuwon "was born for the imperial throne" and will be a benevolent king. (Hmmm...I don't know, that sounds weak.)
In his bedroom, the king is coughing violently. Hunae comes to see him; he tries to hide his illness but she tells him she knows everything; the physician told her. He fumes. (That doctor is dead meat.) She's upset that he didn't at least tell her, if no one else, but he hugs her and assures her he's not going to die. This is just "a little scolding" from God for his debaucherous past. I will live to raise our son, he promises her.
It's been months since Prince Gyeongjuwon left Gamchan at the empress dowager's palace, and he still hasn't sent for Gamchan. Gamchan tells the empress dowager that it's time for him to be moving on nonetheless. She tells him she's sure that the prince left him there because he wanted Gamchan to serve the country. "Find a way to use your talent for Goryeo," she urges him. Suddenly, attendant Yi comes running in with news: Prince Hwangjuwon is back, after months with no word.
The empress dowager goes to see him. She's mad at him for making her worry. Where were you? He tells her he stayed with Kim Wonsoong, whom she recalls as "that merchant who's in cahoots with the Shillan officials." I fell in love with his daughter, he says, and I intend to marry her. Then we see outside the door; his wife is there listening! Back inside, grandmother is furious that the prince is going to be connected with supporters of the Shillans. But it only gets worse for her; he tells her he also stayed with Choe Sum. She recoils: "The leader of the Shillan-descent officials who destroyed our clan!" To her it's a staggering betrayal and she tells him that, but he says she betrayed him first. And tells her about hearing her statements in Ep6 about choosing the Prince Imperial over him. Not batting an eye, she changes tacks: Your sisters gave up their free lives for you, and now you're going to join with the Shillans? He accuses her of seeking revenge on the Shillans, and not only does she not deny it, she readily admits it. The deaths of her son, daughter-in-law and brothers because of Shillan treachery; she's thirsted for revenge ever since. The prince tells her he wants to become king precisely to break this kind of bloody cycle, but she laughs like he's being naive. Stay away from the Shillans, she warns; they'll soon get the punishment they deserve. But he in turn warns her--"brace yourself for an earth-shattering change"--and leaves, once again snubbing his wife outside the doorway.
The Shillans are talking; it may be time to get military forces involved and open up this fight. They fear for their lives otherwise.
Foreman Jo and Jo Du, his assistant, are in front of a large army. It's the private army, apparently funded by Kim Wonsoong, that we saw in Ep3. We've trained hard, he tells them, and now we march to the capital to complete our mission.
Choe Jimong informs the king that Wang Seung of Seogyeong and his army have left their northern-territory base and are marching to the capital to protect the king and the young prince. (Note: This all becomes much clearer if you realize upfront that these are two separate armies we're talking about. It isn't made clear at this point in the episode, but trust me.) The king is surprised and confused, in part because Wang Seung is the man who incriminated Jimong and got him bounced from the palace eleven years ago. Why ask him, of all people, for help? Because it's in your best interests, Jimong answers, which is more important than an old personal grudge of mine. And, I've learned that the imperial guards can't be trusted any more. Wang Seung's army will "drive out both Hwangju and the imperial forces simultaneously." It definitely feels like Jimong is playing on the king's paranoia and has a scheme to dethrone him in favor of Hwangjuwon.
Nighttime: The army reaches the city gate. We meet Wang Seung, at the head of the army with his second-in-command Hong Maldu. They demand entry, but are refused by the head guard at the gate. So Wang pulls out a scroll; it's a written edict bearing the imperial seal. The edict is taken to the head guard, who inspects it and acknowledges its authenticity. But he still refuses to let anyone in who's armed. Send in only 100 unarmed men, he instructs. Wang is frustrated but the guard is firm. Hong advises Wang to play along; there don't appear to be many guards on duty and even the 100 unarmed men will be able to subdue them. So they comply. The 100 men disarm and enter, Wang and Hong leading them. Then the gate slams shut behind them and suddenly there are flaming arrows flying from every direction, killing the 100 in their tracks. It was all a setup. Hong Maldu, we see him making a quick escape on horseback away from the scene and into the city. But Wang and the others are trapped. His men both inside and outside try to get the gate open, but the men inside are being shot down like sitting ducks, and outside, who should suddenly show up but the other army--Kim Wonsoong's army, led by Foreman Jo--and they attack the men outside. Back inside Wang is surrounded. He furiously accuses his attackers of committing treason. Then Jimong shows up and with a wicked smile tells Wang he's the one committing treason. Wang puts the pieces together: "You set me up. You set me up!" Hong Maldu is now standing by Jimong; he was in on it (which explains his advice to send in the unarmed men in the first place). "I'm doing what's best for Goryeo," he tells a stunned Wang. With no options left, Wang decides to put up a fight, and that lasts all of ten seconds and he gets skewered by spears and dies. The gates open and Jimong emerges to stop the fighting outside. He tells the rest of Wang's army, Wang was attempting treason and was executed for entering with a forged document; you were misled by him; disarm and you won't be punished. And just to emphasize it, Wang's body is dragged out there. So they drop their weapons and it's all over. (Whew--how's that for one paragraph.)
Jimong informs the king that Wang Seung has been eliminated as a criminal of high treason. The king is stunned by this, but then it dawns on him what Jimong was talking about when he referred to another force trying to steal the throne. "It's you! You're the..." and the shock of it triggers another coughing fit. His eunuch comes running in to help him but is dragged back out by soldiers, and a smiling Jimong says he'll take the king to bed himself.
Hwangjuwon and the Shillans nervously await word. Then Jo Du runs in and says, "We've defeated the rebels!" (Rebels?) Everyone is ecstatic.
The king is in bed, lying there freaked out and shaking with a mixture of illness and rage. Jimong is hovering beside him: "It appears your reign may be coming to an end." He recommends abdication, to consider the safety of queen and the prince. "The man who will put this country on a solid footing is Prince Hwangjuwon." The king is infuriated but isn't even strong enough to sit upright.
The empress dowager is informed of the military events. She smells a rat; Wang Seung is a solid citizen who wouldn't betray the king. Then she realizes this is the "earth-shattering change" her grandson warned her about. She says she must go to capital, danger notwithstanding. Gang Jo offers to accompany her.
Soldiers surround Hunae's quarters.
The next day: Jimong informs the ministers of all that has happened. Seo Hui wonders why Wang Seung would do this; Jimong says Who knows; he's dead. And I predicted this, he tells them (UGH). Then he fills them in on the king's illness. The ministers want to see him right away, but Jimong says the king is too traumatized for visitors. And he tells them that to protect against any possible co-conspirators of Wang's, he's placing armed soldiers throughout the palace. Oddly, they don't look like they have much of a clue that this isn't on the level.
Hunae is with the unconscious king. They're alone; no eunuchs and no physicians. The king revives but can't speak lucidly enough to warn her about what's happening. Then Jimong enters. She scolds him for his rudeness, but he walks right up to the king and tells him about the troops surrounding his wife's home. Hunae demands to know why no one is attending to the sick king. As she scolds him, he suddenly has a momentary hallucination that it's actually Wang Guhn scolding him, right there plain as day. He snaps out of it as she continues to scold him. She orders him to fetch the royal physician. Completely befuddled by his hallucination, he meekly complies!
In the capital, Seo Hui and Yi Jibaek tell the empress dowager about the king's illness. And Seo and Yi are as puzzled as she is about why the loyal Wang Seung would enter the city with an army.
Jimong tells Hwangjuwon that Hunae and her baby must be killed as soon as he becomes king. "Imperial energy surrounds not only you but the infant prince as well. That means there are two suns in the sky and one must be eliminated. And his mother is even more dangerous" because she has the same strength that Wang Guhn did. No, I won't do it, the prince tells him; I'm trying to change the country and "I am not about killing." So he advises separating the mother and son. That's the only other option. "If you refuse, I can no longer help you" and you're "doomed to fail."
Nighttime: A surreptitious nighttime meeting in the woods. Foreman Jo passes a quantity of wild ginseng to an unidentified man who I believe is the royal physician (remember I'm bad with faces). It's to restore the king's strength. The physician doesn't want to administer ginseng and explains why: The king's illness involves a heat buildup in his lungs, and ginseng is a "hot energy herb" that could actually kill him! But Jo presses him: "Remember, we're in the same boat, and if you turn against us, I'll throw you overboard." (Not entirely sure that I have this right.)
The empress dowager is trying to convince Hunae to get the king to abdicate in favor of his infant son. She won't hear of it, believing that the king is going to live, but her grandmother presses her to at least go to him and get an edict leaving the throne to the prince. And drops the bomb on her that her brother is plotting for the throne.
Go Hyun is back with his king, attending to him as he coughs. The coughing becomes violent and Hyun wants to go fetch the physician. No, the king tells him; get me Hwangjuwon (!).
Hwangjuwon walks calmly into the palace complex, goes inside the king's bedroom and kneels at his bedside. The king starts to ask him how long he's been after the throne, but then says Never mind, it's pointless anyway and I brought this on myself. So he asks, Will you stop if I give you the throne, or will you kill my wife and son? The prince is shocked; Of course not, he says; I want the throne to stop the bloodshed and I would never hurt my sister and nephew. Will you swear to that? Yes, the prince will. "Perhaps this is the will of heaven," the king says to himself, and then to the prince, "I know you will make a better ruler than this reprobate ever did." He pauses. "I will give you the throne. But you must guarantee the safety of the empress and my son. If you break your word...." He coughs up blood. Shaking and almost maniacal, he says, "If you break it, I will come back from my grave to destroy you!" "Yes, your majesty. I swear to you." At that the king tells him he'll issue an edict of abdication. "This puppet show is finally over." And he actually laughs out loud.
Go Huyn runs in with the news to Hunae and her grandmother, and tells the queen, He's asking for you. Hunae rushes out and encounters her brother outside. Stopping and glaring at him, she says nothing and then runs on to see her husband.
I'm glad you're abdicating, she tells him; we'll go somewhere quiet so you can relax and recover. "No, it's too late. My time has come." I wish I had met you sooner: "You would have brought me back to my senses sooner and made me a benevolent ruler. Why did you show up so late?" And he says he's sorry for the pain he's caused her. She won't listen to this, but he goes on: Please remember me, he says; "I've lived a fool's life, but I don't want to be forgotten by you." Stop it, she begs through tears. His coughing is getting worse and she wants to summon the physician, but he stops her; he just wants to be with her alone. "My little empress, I'm hurting you to the very end. Forgive me. For the awful husband I've been. Forgive me." But she tells him, "To me you're the best husband a woman could ever have." "Let us meet sooner in our next life," he tells her. And then, "I want to see our son. our son...." Escort Yun rushes to get the boy. But then, just then, that's it. He goes limp and dies, a sobbing Hunae beside him.
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Jimong answers the king: Yes, your infant son will rise to the throne. "But there is a threat. A nova has violated the imperial constellation." A powerful star from the north, he says, surrounded by smaller southern stars, indicating another force seeking the throne. Eating up every word of this nonsense, the king realizes the "threat" is Prince Hwangjuwon and the Shillans. He fears he can't even trust his army to handle this threat, and wants Jimong's advice. Jimong says there's a way to protect the young prince, but he wants "plenipotentiary powers" from the king so he can handle the matter with proper authority and security.
The king announces to his ministers that he's appointing Choe Jimong Chief of the Supreme Council. They're troubled by this.
Afterwards, Choe Sum is outside complaining to Choe Ryand about the development. Suddenly an arrow whizzes by him and thwacks into a wall. It carries a note: "If you want to put him on the throne, bring him to Wang Ryun temple by 11 tonight."
Prince Hwangjuwon, Kim Wonsoong, and Choe Sum ponder the note; who's behind it? It's a tough question and they can't answer it. But the prince decides to play along and go there. This can't be the king setting me up, he figures, because he'd have killed me already if he knew about my ambition for the throne.
That night: Hwangjuwon and Choe Sum walk to the temple, with a large squad of guards sneaking behind them for protection. A monk ushers the two inside, where a mysterious, bearded figure behind an opaque curtain asks the prince the date and time of his birth. Gee, who could that be. Sum pulls back the curtain and we see it's Jimong. What's he doing there?
Hunae is told that the king has turned over state affairs to the supreme council. She and her sister and Escort Yun suspect he may be sicker than he's letting on. Hunae decides to talk to the royal physician.
Back at the temple, Jimong tells Hwangjuwon and Choe that he wants to help the prince rise to the throne. They ask Why help us, and not the king who brought you back into power. Many reasons, he says evasively, but most importantly, it's because it's his belief that Hwangjuwon "was born for the imperial throne" and will be a benevolent king. (Hmmm...I don't know, that sounds weak.)
In his bedroom, the king is coughing violently. Hunae comes to see him; he tries to hide his illness but she tells him she knows everything; the physician told her. He fumes. (That doctor is dead meat.) She's upset that he didn't at least tell her, if no one else, but he hugs her and assures her he's not going to die. This is just "a little scolding" from God for his debaucherous past. I will live to raise our son, he promises her.
It's been months since Prince Gyeongjuwon left Gamchan at the empress dowager's palace, and he still hasn't sent for Gamchan. Gamchan tells the empress dowager that it's time for him to be moving on nonetheless. She tells him she's sure that the prince left him there because he wanted Gamchan to serve the country. "Find a way to use your talent for Goryeo," she urges him. Suddenly, attendant Yi comes running in with news: Prince Hwangjuwon is back, after months with no word.
The empress dowager goes to see him. She's mad at him for making her worry. Where were you? He tells her he stayed with Kim Wonsoong, whom she recalls as "that merchant who's in cahoots with the Shillan officials." I fell in love with his daughter, he says, and I intend to marry her. Then we see outside the door; his wife is there listening! Back inside, grandmother is furious that the prince is going to be connected with supporters of the Shillans. But it only gets worse for her; he tells her he also stayed with Choe Sum. She recoils: "The leader of the Shillan-descent officials who destroyed our clan!" To her it's a staggering betrayal and she tells him that, but he says she betrayed him first. And tells her about hearing her statements in Ep6 about choosing the Prince Imperial over him. Not batting an eye, she changes tacks: Your sisters gave up their free lives for you, and now you're going to join with the Shillans? He accuses her of seeking revenge on the Shillans, and not only does she not deny it, she readily admits it. The deaths of her son, daughter-in-law and brothers because of Shillan treachery; she's thirsted for revenge ever since. The prince tells her he wants to become king precisely to break this kind of bloody cycle, but she laughs like he's being naive. Stay away from the Shillans, she warns; they'll soon get the punishment they deserve. But he in turn warns her--"brace yourself for an earth-shattering change"--and leaves, once again snubbing his wife outside the doorway.
The Shillans are talking; it may be time to get military forces involved and open up this fight. They fear for their lives otherwise.
Foreman Jo and Jo Du, his assistant, are in front of a large army. It's the private army, apparently funded by Kim Wonsoong, that we saw in Ep3. We've trained hard, he tells them, and now we march to the capital to complete our mission.
Choe Jimong informs the king that Wang Seung of Seogyeong and his army have left their northern-territory base and are marching to the capital to protect the king and the young prince. (Note: This all becomes much clearer if you realize upfront that these are two separate armies we're talking about. It isn't made clear at this point in the episode, but trust me.) The king is surprised and confused, in part because Wang Seung is the man who incriminated Jimong and got him bounced from the palace eleven years ago. Why ask him, of all people, for help? Because it's in your best interests, Jimong answers, which is more important than an old personal grudge of mine. And, I've learned that the imperial guards can't be trusted any more. Wang Seung's army will "drive out both Hwangju and the imperial forces simultaneously." It definitely feels like Jimong is playing on the king's paranoia and has a scheme to dethrone him in favor of Hwangjuwon.
Nighttime: The army reaches the city gate. We meet Wang Seung, at the head of the army with his second-in-command Hong Maldu. They demand entry, but are refused by the head guard at the gate. So Wang pulls out a scroll; it's a written edict bearing the imperial seal. The edict is taken to the head guard, who inspects it and acknowledges its authenticity. But he still refuses to let anyone in who's armed. Send in only 100 unarmed men, he instructs. Wang is frustrated but the guard is firm. Hong advises Wang to play along; there don't appear to be many guards on duty and even the 100 unarmed men will be able to subdue them. So they comply. The 100 men disarm and enter, Wang and Hong leading them. Then the gate slams shut behind them and suddenly there are flaming arrows flying from every direction, killing the 100 in their tracks. It was all a setup. Hong Maldu, we see him making a quick escape on horseback away from the scene and into the city. But Wang and the others are trapped. His men both inside and outside try to get the gate open, but the men inside are being shot down like sitting ducks, and outside, who should suddenly show up but the other army--Kim Wonsoong's army, led by Foreman Jo--and they attack the men outside. Back inside Wang is surrounded. He furiously accuses his attackers of committing treason. Then Jimong shows up and with a wicked smile tells Wang he's the one committing treason. Wang puts the pieces together: "You set me up. You set me up!" Hong Maldu is now standing by Jimong; he was in on it (which explains his advice to send in the unarmed men in the first place). "I'm doing what's best for Goryeo," he tells a stunned Wang. With no options left, Wang decides to put up a fight, and that lasts all of ten seconds and he gets skewered by spears and dies. The gates open and Jimong emerges to stop the fighting outside. He tells the rest of Wang's army, Wang was attempting treason and was executed for entering with a forged document; you were misled by him; disarm and you won't be punished. And just to emphasize it, Wang's body is dragged out there. So they drop their weapons and it's all over. (Whew--how's that for one paragraph.)
Jimong informs the king that Wang Seung has been eliminated as a criminal of high treason. The king is stunned by this, but then it dawns on him what Jimong was talking about when he referred to another force trying to steal the throne. "It's you! You're the..." and the shock of it triggers another coughing fit. His eunuch comes running in to help him but is dragged back out by soldiers, and a smiling Jimong says he'll take the king to bed himself.
Hwangjuwon and the Shillans nervously await word. Then Jo Du runs in and says, "We've defeated the rebels!" (Rebels?) Everyone is ecstatic.
The king is in bed, lying there freaked out and shaking with a mixture of illness and rage. Jimong is hovering beside him: "It appears your reign may be coming to an end." He recommends abdication, to consider the safety of queen and the prince. "The man who will put this country on a solid footing is Prince Hwangjuwon." The king is infuriated but isn't even strong enough to sit upright.
The empress dowager is informed of the military events. She smells a rat; Wang Seung is a solid citizen who wouldn't betray the king. Then she realizes this is the "earth-shattering change" her grandson warned her about. She says she must go to capital, danger notwithstanding. Gang Jo offers to accompany her.
Soldiers surround Hunae's quarters.
The next day: Jimong informs the ministers of all that has happened. Seo Hui wonders why Wang Seung would do this; Jimong says Who knows; he's dead. And I predicted this, he tells them (UGH). Then he fills them in on the king's illness. The ministers want to see him right away, but Jimong says the king is too traumatized for visitors. And he tells them that to protect against any possible co-conspirators of Wang's, he's placing armed soldiers throughout the palace. Oddly, they don't look like they have much of a clue that this isn't on the level.
Hunae is with the unconscious king. They're alone; no eunuchs and no physicians. The king revives but can't speak lucidly enough to warn her about what's happening. Then Jimong enters. She scolds him for his rudeness, but he walks right up to the king and tells him about the troops surrounding his wife's home. Hunae demands to know why no one is attending to the sick king. As she scolds him, he suddenly has a momentary hallucination that it's actually Wang Guhn scolding him, right there plain as day. He snaps out of it as she continues to scold him. She orders him to fetch the royal physician. Completely befuddled by his hallucination, he meekly complies!
In the capital, Seo Hui and Yi Jibaek tell the empress dowager about the king's illness. And Seo and Yi are as puzzled as she is about why the loyal Wang Seung would enter the city with an army.
Jimong tells Hwangjuwon that Hunae and her baby must be killed as soon as he becomes king. "Imperial energy surrounds not only you but the infant prince as well. That means there are two suns in the sky and one must be eliminated. And his mother is even more dangerous" because she has the same strength that Wang Guhn did. No, I won't do it, the prince tells him; I'm trying to change the country and "I am not about killing." So he advises separating the mother and son. That's the only other option. "If you refuse, I can no longer help you" and you're "doomed to fail."
Nighttime: A surreptitious nighttime meeting in the woods. Foreman Jo passes a quantity of wild ginseng to an unidentified man who I believe is the royal physician (remember I'm bad with faces). It's to restore the king's strength. The physician doesn't want to administer ginseng and explains why: The king's illness involves a heat buildup in his lungs, and ginseng is a "hot energy herb" that could actually kill him! But Jo presses him: "Remember, we're in the same boat, and if you turn against us, I'll throw you overboard." (Not entirely sure that I have this right.)
The empress dowager is trying to convince Hunae to get the king to abdicate in favor of his infant son. She won't hear of it, believing that the king is going to live, but her grandmother presses her to at least go to him and get an edict leaving the throne to the prince. And drops the bomb on her that her brother is plotting for the throne.
Go Hyun is back with his king, attending to him as he coughs. The coughing becomes violent and Hyun wants to go fetch the physician. No, the king tells him; get me Hwangjuwon (!).
Hwangjuwon walks calmly into the palace complex, goes inside the king's bedroom and kneels at his bedside. The king starts to ask him how long he's been after the throne, but then says Never mind, it's pointless anyway and I brought this on myself. So he asks, Will you stop if I give you the throne, or will you kill my wife and son? The prince is shocked; Of course not, he says; I want the throne to stop the bloodshed and I would never hurt my sister and nephew. Will you swear to that? Yes, the prince will. "Perhaps this is the will of heaven," the king says to himself, and then to the prince, "I know you will make a better ruler than this reprobate ever did." He pauses. "I will give you the throne. But you must guarantee the safety of the empress and my son. If you break your word...." He coughs up blood. Shaking and almost maniacal, he says, "If you break it, I will come back from my grave to destroy you!" "Yes, your majesty. I swear to you." At that the king tells him he'll issue an edict of abdication. "This puppet show is finally over." And he actually laughs out loud.
Go Huyn runs in with the news to Hunae and her grandmother, and tells the queen, He's asking for you. Hunae rushes out and encounters her brother outside. Stopping and glaring at him, she says nothing and then runs on to see her husband.
I'm glad you're abdicating, she tells him; we'll go somewhere quiet so you can relax and recover. "No, it's too late. My time has come." I wish I had met you sooner: "You would have brought me back to my senses sooner and made me a benevolent ruler. Why did you show up so late?" And he says he's sorry for the pain he's caused her. She won't listen to this, but he goes on: Please remember me, he says; "I've lived a fool's life, but I don't want to be forgotten by you." Stop it, she begs through tears. His coughing is getting worse and she wants to summon the physician, but he stops her; he just wants to be with her alone. "My little empress, I'm hurting you to the very end. Forgive me. For the awful husband I've been. Forgive me." But she tells him, "To me you're the best husband a woman could ever have." "Let us meet sooner in our next life," he tells her. And then, "I want to see our son. our son...." Escort Yun rushes to get the boy. But then, just then, that's it. He goes limp and dies, a sobbing Hunae beside him.