Episode 19

Park Ki-woong

Lee Ji-hoon

Park Ji-hyun

Choi Deok-moon

Kim Min-sang

Gong Jung-hwan

Kim Yeo-jin

Sung Ji-ru

## Episode Synopsis

Yi Jin warns the king about Min Ik-pyeong and hears something staggering. Yi Rim speaks frankly with with Queen Dowager Yim. Hae-ryung seeks Woo-won's advice.

## Plot Summary

Goo Hae-ryung and Prince Dowon search for Kim Il-mok’s records at *Nokseodang* regarding the events on the night of Prince Dowon’s birth, and the dethroned king’s death. They cannot find it.

Crown Prince Jin asks the King to reconsider punishing the Queen Dowager for distributing *The Story of Ho Dam*, but the King reveals that Prince Dowon is the real heir to the throne, and former King Huiyeong’s eldest and only son. He warns Jin that the Queen Dowager is working against them to restore the throne to Dowon.

The Queen Dowager’s attendees are all arrested and her quarters are guarded 24/7. Crown Prince Jin, conflicted with the knowledge that the Queen is working to take the throne back to Dowon, chooses not to interfere.

Goo Hae-ryung retrieves the record of *Nokseodang’s* building repairs, and realises that the records could only be hidden behind the *Nokseodang* sign. Prince Dowon manages to pull it down, revealing Kim Il-mok’s records, but Goo Hae-ryung prevents him from reading it, as he is not a historian. He tries to leave with the records intent on reading them, but Heo Sam-bo, afraid for Dowon’s safety, says that he will reveal everything to him.

Prince Dowon suddenly storms to the Queen Dowager’s quarters, even drawing a sword and threatening a guard who tries to stop him. He confronts the Queen, upset that she made a deal with King Yi Tae to give him the throne if he lets Dowon live – angry that because of his lineage and survival, he has been stuck living a life without a parent’s love and affection. She apologises, but tells him that once the throne is his, everything will get better.

Goo Hae-ryung tells Officer Min that she has found Historian Kim Il-mok’s records. At first, he is disapproving about revealing them, but she asks if he is hesitant because he knows his father is responsible. The next day, he relents to Hae-ryung.

The historians all read Kim Il-mok’s records. The former king was accused of sending a letter to a foreign friend about wishing to convert Joseon to Catholicism, thus proving heresy, but it is revealed that the letter was doctored and its contents actually harmless. Officer Yang and Officer Min try to get the Chancellor to work with them in exposing the people responsible for dethroning the former king.

Goo Hae-ryung’s petition is read out at a royal lecture by Officer Min Woo-won, asking for a royal investigation into the circumstances of the dethroned king, especially the ordering of past historians to change records pertaining what happened 20 years ago. Crown Prince Jin refuses, shocking the historians.

Prince Dowon speaks to Crown Prince Jin, but the conversation turns sour as Prince Jin seems to reject supporting Dowon.

> **Prince Dowon:** I have made up my mind not to live like that any longer. I will right the wrongs and punish those who did bad deeds. Even you…won’t be able to stop me.
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Crown Prince Jin suddenly orders guards to surround *Nokseodang*, forbidding Prince Dowon from leaving his quarters.

## Starring

### Main cast:

* Shin Se-kyung as Goo Hae-ryung
* Cha Eun-woo as Prince Dowon
* Park Ki-woong as Crown Prince Yi Jin
* Lee Ji-hoon as Min Woo-won
* Gong Jung-hwan as Goo Jae-gyeong
* Kim Min-sang as King Hamyeong Yi Tae
* Choi Deok-moon as Min Ik-pyeong

### Recurring:

* Kim Yeo-jin as Queen Dowager Yim
* Heo Jeong-do as Officer Yang Si-haeng
* Kang Hoon as Officer Hyeon Kyeong-mook
* Nam Tae-woo as Officer Son Gil-seung
* Yoon Jung-sub as Officer Hwang Jang-goon
* Ji Gun-woo as Officer Seong Seo-kwon
* Oh Hee-joon as Officer Ahn Hong-ik
* Lee Jung-ha as Officer Kim Chi-gook
* Park Ji-hyun as Apprentice Song Sa-hee
* Lee Ye-rim as Apprentice Oh Eun-im
* Jang Yoo-bin as Apprentica Heo Ah-ran
* Jeon Ik-ryung as Mo-hwa
* Sung Ji-ru as Heo Sam-bo
* Yang Jo-a as Seol-geum
* Lee Kwan-hoon as Gak-soi
* Ryoo Tae-ho as Song Jae-cheon
* Kim Yong-woon as Gwi Jae