It’s about time to accept ‘what is’ instead of ‘what could have been’.
Episode 40.
Dangkise heard about Seung-nyang’s trip outside the palace and prepared to attack her. She totally didn’t expect to see him there but it was a nice surprise since she’s also looking forward to avenge her mother’s death. Wang Yoo had been waiting for Seung-nyang at the temple but he received the news about Seung-nyang’s encounter with Dangkise. Meanwhile, she ran away from the scene but Dangkise was eager to chase her. They engaged in a sword fight (RAWR, I miss their chemistry!) but Seung-nyang was no match for the ex-General Dangkise. He mused that he should have killed her when they were on their way to Yuan back then.
But then, she used her hairpin to be thrown right into his left eye. Ouch! That looks super painful and all the blood…urgh.Yoo arrived right on time to fend off the assassins but one of them managed to drag Dangkise away before Seung-nyang could kill him. Yoo’s minion didn’t manage to catch Dangkise and Seung-nyang was even more disappointed that Yoo’s side didn’t find the treasure in the mountain. However, he told her about the song he heard from the kids. Seung-nyang wanted to know the content of the song.
Bayan had another visitor that was her uncle, Baek Ahn. She could still remember the original intention of him sending her to the palace, which was to support the court and make his dream come true. Baek Ahn’s dream was to reclaim the land they lost and for that reason, they would need the court’s help. He heard about her failed first night and Bayan admitted that it wasn’t easy to have the Emperor completely enchanted by Lady Ki. Baek Ahn reminded her that Lady Ki had the whole Inner Court behind her and told Bayan to first snatch away the rights to manage the empty Imperial Treasury to be filled later. She’s not afraid to have Lady Ki, who had defeated the powerful Tanashiri, as her rival since she herself had made enough preparation for it.
Seung-nyang was thinking hard about the song but found nothing even after looking at the lyrics. She received the news about the Empress summoning her for a meeting and headed towards the Empress’ quarters as she ran into Taltal. I never thought that he would confront her about the treasure but he did. Wow. Seung-nyang feigned ignorance although he kept asking about the reason she’s so interested in the treasure. She gave her excuse, telling him that her looking into the treasure was simply an act of concern for the country’s asset. Taltal offered to explain to her about the contents of Yeon-chul’s record and she agreed to it, but she knew that she had to be more careful from now on.
This was Bayan’s first meeting with the Inner Court staff but they seemed to be boycotting her and showed their respect only to Lady Ki. Bayan acted friendly in front of her and even entrusted the Inner Court meetings to Lady Ki, insisting she did so to help her. Her court ladies were questioning why did she gave such power to Lady Ki, but Bayan said that she felt threatened by Lady Ki, plus the staff didn’t even acknowledge her as the Empress. She acted like she’s going to quit being an Empress and walked away, but she already knew that her court ladies were Empress Dowager’s spies and she’s using them to drive a wedge between the Dowager and Lady Ki. She’s good at fooling people with her two-faced personality!
Wang Yoo was also racking his brain trying to decipher the meaning behind the lyrics but to no avail (even with Eunuch Bang’s help of singing the song for him. Heh). He noted that Bi-soo had disappear after he decided to work along with Seung-nyang. Dangkise was still on the loose and Yoo’s soldiers were combing through the capital to find him. Byung-soo and Jo-cham both knew that it would be impossible to move around during the day. Jo-cham suggested that they got rid of Dangkise but Byung-soo intended to keep him alive until they found the hidden treasure. Well..that was so nice of you two.
Bi-soo got to know from her superior that their top leader/owner was coming to town and she would get to meet him at last. It was like a secret society headquarters, with all the attending members wearing black cloaks and masks, including the said leader. Bi-soo was introduced to the leader and they wanted to know if the leader knew anything about the treasure; however, he didn’t have any idea about it, much to Bi-soo’s disappointment. Her superior wondered how they should deal with Dangkise and the leader ordered them to spare his life for now. Now I’m really curious about the leader since he didn’t even speak! At the same time, Dangkise was enduring his pain of losing one eye but he had to stay alive for the sake of avenging his family.
Ta-hwan was alone without any company (except for his court ladies) and thought that Seung-nyang must had been disappointed since he couldn’t keep his promise to make her his Empress. He suddenly got an idea and called for Golta, but the eunuch was going to be late. Hmmm?? Why why why? But then, Golta arrived shortly after, saying that he was late because his mother was sick. Ta-hwan knocked his head like he used to do but adjusted his dearest eunuch’s headgear afterwards. Bromance alert! He ordered for a shadow play to be prepared since he wanted to make Seung-nyang happy and refused to budge, although Golta tried to persuade him that he had done enough things for his precious concubine.
Seung-nyang was working on the treasure hunt when she received the news about Empress Dowager’s visit. The Dowager had heard about Seung-nyang taking over the Empress’ duty to oversee the Inner Court’s meetings, thinking that she’s trying to act against the rules of the court. She wanted Seung-nyang to hand over the Imperial Treasury’s ledger and seal to her since she would entrust them to Bayan’s care. Seung-nyang followed her order without questioning anything and Eunuch Park noted that Bayan was someone they shouldn’t treat lightly. Seung-nyang even lost the rights to manage the treasury, but she was willing to let go of an empty account for something bigger in her hands.
Golta arrived at her quarters shortly after, inviting her to the shadow play organized by the Emperor. Seung-nyang gave an excuse that she wasn’t feeling well but Golta persuaded her into attending since Ta-hwan had went great lengths to prepare it for her. Seung-nyang met Bayan on her way there and the latter showed remorse for suddenly causing trouble for her. Seung-nyang assured her that she was okay with it. Suddenly, Ta-hwan appeared and he was excited to see Seung-nyang there. He totally ignored Bayan; although Seung-nyang tried to invite the Empress to watch the shadow play together with them, he insisted that it was only for her. He told Bayan that he would meet her later and took Seung-nyang away from the scene. Her court ladies were thinking that she might had been stood up but Bayan insisted that she didn’t really like shadow play. They still saw her as a clueless, kind-hearted Empress but deep inside, she’s more determined to snatch the Emperor from Lady Ki.
Ta-hwan noticed that Seung-nyang seemed to have something weighing on her mind but she didn’t say anything, although he guessed it right that it was something she couldn’t tell him. He’s more than happy to have her with him and held her hands while watching the play. Seung-nyang couldn’t concentrate on the show since she could only think of the song and realized that Ta-hwan had been staring at her. Haaaa. He felt that watching her was more entertaining than the play. He told her to watch the play while he continued to stare at her. Heee. She didn’t have any choice and started to pay her attention on the play but her mind was still full of questions regarding the song. Then, the changing shapes of the shadow play made her realize the secret behind the song as Ta-hwan watched her changing expression. Perhaps it’s something worth to be noted since Golta was also watching Seung-nyang closely.
Baek Ahn was looking at the big map of the mainland on his office’s wall and he’s probably thinking about his plan, since he wanted to know the progress of the treasure hunt so far. He wasn’t that happy to hear that Ta-hwan was still spending time with Seung-nyang and sent a word asking for an audience with him at the throne hall. Ta-hwan couldn’t stand it anymore since Seung-nyang seemed to ignore him purposely, although he’s trying to spend more time with her. He thought that she didn’t think about him at all and made a wild guess that she might had hated him for breaking his promise to make her the Empress. Seung-nyang denied it all and she was thinking of telling Ta-hwan about the treasure, but Baek Ahn’s message cut their conversation (which was also a borderline argument) short.
Ta-hwan looked at her dejectedly and told her to go back to her quarters. Seung-nyang walked away but she paid attention to Golta’s words: Baek Ahn had requested an official audience at the throne hall. That didn’t sound good to her…Anyway, Baek Ahn was dressed in his armour when he met Ta-hwan. He pleaded Ta-hwan to stop playing around with Lady Ki and told the Emperor that he wished to make his lifelong dream came true, that was to reclaim the land they lost to the other countries, including Goryeo. He wanted to start a military campaign, but Ta-hwan didn’t think it was a good time to organize such campaign since the treasury was unable to feed the hungry citizens, let alone funding a huge military campaign. Baek Ahn told him about the secret treasure left by Yeon-chul and pleaded Ta-hwan to bring back the glory of Yuan Dynasty. Ta-hwan agreed to work with him towards that goal.
Guess who overheard them? It was Seung-nyang, who was aware that Baek Ahn’s great plan would cause Goryeo a big problem. That alone made her more eager to find the treasure before anyone else and she successfully solved the clue to the location of the treasure; however, another problem was to bring out the treasure without attracting any unwanted attention. Seung-nyang already heard about Bi-soo helping Yoo but she didn’t know that the person related to the Eagle Group was a woman. She asked to meet Bi-soo at the temple and the latter demanded to know the reason why Seung-nyang wanted to meet her.
Yoo and his underlings were not expecting to see Bi-soo included in the secret meeting with Seung-nyang but it’s not the main concern at that moment. Seung-nyang told them that she had found the location of the treasure from the song and showed them a paper with the location written on it. She also alerted them about the military campaign planned to start once he got his hand on the treasure. Yoo knew that it would be impossible without the Emperor’s permission but Seung-nyang informed him with regret that Ta-hwan had agreed with Baek Ahn’s idea. That was enough to make Yoo more determined to take those treasure first. When asked about the reason she wanted to meet Bi-soo, it was because Seung-nyang heard that Bi-soo was against the idea of her working together with Yoo. Bi-soo lost in the argument since there’s no way Seung-nyang would betray them if she had told them about the location. But then, there’s someone that might be the sole reason why Bi-soo was willing to wager her life for…
Baek Ahn was passing by a street when an arrow was shot towards his big sedan chair. A letter was included with the arrow and it was from Bi-soo, offering to tell him the location of the hidden treasure if he’s willing to meet her. Taltal offered himself to go in his place but since the merchant group had already recognize his face, it’s better for Baek Ahn to go himself. Suri, Bi-soo’s assistant was worried that Wang Yoo would find out about her betrayal but she had already taken care about it. Baek Ahn went to meet her and she promised to tell him about the location of the treasure if he agreed to do two things: to make the Eagle Group hers by exterminating the current headquarters in the capital and to make a contract (complete with the Imperial seal) for all the things used in the palace to be supplied by the Eagle Group. She handed over the ledger book recording all the details about the members of the merchant group and if Baek Ahn was lucky, he could find Dangkise in one of the places.
He wasted no time and headed straight to the Emperor’s quarters to meet Ta-hwan. Ta-hwan was spending his time with Seung-nyang and Ayu, but Baek Ahn asked for her to leave Ta-hwan and him alone for a while. He informed the Emperor about the information he got from Bi-soo and Seung-nyang, who had dismissed the eunuchs, overheard this, realizing that Bi-soo had betrayed them. At the same time, Jeokho was summoned from the mountain to meet Yoo and he was shown several trunks filled with counterfeit money which they seized from the Eagle Group. Yoo was planning to bring those money to the mountain in order to trick those who were also looking for the hidden treasure. However, they received the news about Bi-soo’s betrayal and Yoo ordered for the merchant group members to be captured. Yoo then informed Baek Ahn about the Eagle Group and also Dangkise’s appearance at the capital. Baek Ahn was surprised but he had heard from Bi-soo that the ledger book with the members’ details had been obtained by another person, which was Yoo. Seung-nyang witnessed their conversation and Yoo hinted that everything was under control.
Dangkise and Co. were on the run since the Eagle Group was captured and they had nowhere to hide. Byung-soo put the blame on Dangkise for causing the trouble since he’s the Most Wanted Person in Yuan right now. They suddenly saw Bi-soo and found it strange that walking around like nothing happened when the rest of her group had been caught. Byung-soo and Dangkise decided to follow after her and saw her meeting Baek Ahn. She got the contract and assurance that she would be protected from any harm should the leader found out about her betrayal. Baek Ahn was told that the treasure hidden in a blacksmith shop near the mountain. Dangkise and Byungsoo were disappointed to hear this, realizing that they didn’t see the treasure when it was right in front of their eyes. Dangkise thought that they had to find it before Baek Ahn while Byung-soo seemed to be ready to kill Dangkise since he already knew the exact location of the hidden treasure.
Think it was that easy? Nope, Seung-nyang the cunning puppeteer in this treasure hunt had them, her puppets, fooled with her tricks. The blacksmith shop was just a ruse and it was her plan, together with Bi-soo in it. Bi-soo was willing to be the ‘betrayer’ in return of taking over the merchant group and a contract to supply the goods to the Imperial palace. She couldn’t ask for more with that kind of offer. Seung-nyang then wrote down the actual location of the hidden treasure to asnswer Hong-dan’s question.
“The hidden treasure was here.”
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Episode 41.
Seung-nyang was killing two birds with one stone; she didn’t only trick Baek Ahn but managed to fool Dangkise’s side as well. Talk about coincidence. However, Byung-soo was not going to let Dangkise use those gold for raising a new army. Meanwhile, Seung-nyang wanted to know Wang Yoo’s plan regarding the way to bring out the secret treasure and Yoo said that it was like hunting a tiger, they could either lure it out or enter its den themselves. This time, they had no other choice but to use the second option, which was to go to the location where the treasure was hidden. Seung-nyang had the same thought and she planned on starting to move after Taltal had left for the mountain together with the soldiers. She knew that it would cause suspicion if she went out of the palace by herself, so she was thinking of making the members of the Imperial family to go out with her. Yoo was concerned about her safety but Seung-nyang assured that she would take care of it. She ordered Hong-dan to add something to the maids’ food and Eunuch Park to put rats into a well near the maids’ quarters.
The soldiers were all prepared to march towards the mountain and Taltal was to lead them. He was about to tell something to Baek Ahn (probably about Seung-nyang’s sudden interest in the treasure) but changed his mind and he planned to tell his uncle after he came back. Seung-nyang tried to persuade Ta-hwan into renouncing his decision of supporting the military expedition with the excuse that Yeon-chul also started off his military activities for the sake of the dynasty but succumbed to his greed in the end. Ta-hwan already made up his mind, as it’s not simply him being greedy; just like how he looked up to his ancestors as his hero, he wanted to be a father that Ayu could be proud of. Since this expedition would bring more advantages to both Ayu and him, he hoped that Seung-nyang won’t hold Baek Ahn against his earlier opposition of her being the Empress and she won’t disagree with his decision.
Bi-soo sent Suri to show Taltal the way to the mountain and at the same time spying on Taltal’s side; however, she was captured by the Eagle Group’s leader. Uh-oh, this is not good! She explained that she was the only survivor from Yoo’s mission of detaining the capital branch of the group because they tried to protect Dangkise and in order to save their group, she made a deal with Baek Ahn to make them as the supplier for the palace’s goods and received protection for the group from the Chancellor. Leader-nim, what’s better than getting protected by the most powerful man while raking in immense profit??
Yoo had a wooden sword fight with Baek Ahn and this was probably a regular activity for them since Yoo said that it would be the last time they did so. He was planning on returning to Goryeo soon and Baek Ahn thought that he’s finally giving up. I find it funny that Baek Ahn was like, “Ah, too bad you have to leave!” and he invited Yoo to his house on the next day. Yes, smiling Wang Yoo is always welcomed!
Having an argument on the breakfast table is not the best way to start your day and someone should tell the Dowager that, since she brought up the subject of Ta-hwan not visiting the Empress first thing in the morning. She thought that Bayan should got pregnant too and then, they would be able to select the Crown Prince. Ta-hwan wasn’t interested on talking about it, but Empress Dowager couldn’t stand the whispers accusing the new Empress as lacking and such because of Ta-hwan’s action. She proceeded to accuse Seung-nyang of having Ta-hwan to herself and Ta-hwan couldn’t take it anymore; but then, a maid passed out, putting the heated argument to halt. The maids had all contracted some sort of plague and it would take some time to deal with it, hence Seung-nyang suggested that the Imperial family made a trip outside the palace for the time being. The Dowager agreed and thought of going to the Summer Palace but Seung-nyang didn’t think it was a good idea since Ayu’s fever would make the trip hard for the young baby. She suggested that they tried to find one of the officials in the capital that would be willing to house them…
…and it was no other than Baek Ahn, the current owner of the Chancellor’s house. He was more than willing to do so. First step: done!
Bi-soo walked aimlessly around the capital while thinking about what the leader said to her earlier: he decided to give her another chance but that would be the last time her life would be spared. I’m sure she’s torn in between saving her own life or the person she cared about and she happened to stop in front of a stall selling women’s ornaments. She was approached by Eunuch Park, who was there on the order of Lady Ki. Seung-nyang wanted to meet Bi-soo and told her to come to Baek Ahn’s house on the D-Day as the person bringing the Emperor’s gifts for the Chancellor. Bi-soo agreed to do so, but she’s curious about one thing, whether Wang Yoo was only her aide or not. Seung-nyang didn’t find it necessary for her to ask that question but Bi-soo admitted that she liked Wang Yoo. Kyaaaaaaahhh~!!! Seung-nyang was shaken but she hid her feelings, saying that Bi-soo was displaying her lack of respect by asking an Imperial Consort that question. Bi-soo admitted that Seung-nyang was still hurting Yoo since he still couldn’t forget Seung-nyang. She witnessed it all and felt his pain as hers. Seung-nyang recalled Yoo’s wish to spend his life with her and his words telling her to go on her path. She might had realized that Yoo had never gotten over her all this while…
Dangkise and his men were the first to reach the mountain and they asked Jeokho about the blacksmith shop. That place had been abandoned since it was said to be haunted by the spirits of the dead slaves but they insisted on going there. Jeokho shhowed them the way and after a round of screaming and freaking out over bones and skulls, they found a room filled with chests which held the money and the gold. No one realized that they’re all fake since Dangkise and Co. were too overjoyed with the discovery, but Byung-soo and Jo-cham had started to plan to get rid of Dangkise to snatch the treasure. Dangkise knew that Taltal would try to track them down and decided to take the path in the mountains with Jeokho’s guide. Well, they’re not in the good hands since Jeokho told one of his henchmen to let Taltal know about their path and prepared something that looked like a wick connected to one of the chest…
Members of the Imperial family were ready to leave the palace and Ta-hwan didn’t expect to have Bayan joining them. The Dowager thought that the Empress should follow them since she was Baek Ahn’s niece and suggested that Bayan was the one who would accompany Ta-hwan there while Seung-nyang should stay at a place nearer to the palace since Ayu was sick. Luckily Seung-nyang was not someone who would give up easily and said that she had the right to go there since she’s Baek Ahn’s adopted daughter. HAHAHA! The Dowager didn’t have any point to argue, plus Bayan thought that it would be merrier with all of them in one place. Ta-hwan didn’t want the fickle argument to continue and urged them to move before pulling Seung-nyang’s hand. Muahahaha. They ran into the detained members of the Eagle Group and Bi-soo’s superior was horrified when he saw someone among the Imperial family and their aides. Hmmmm…I wonder who did he saw? His leader?
The Chancellor’s house was lively with the preparation being made to receive the Imperial family and Yoo jokingly stated that Baek Ahn was preparing too much for him. LOL, as if you didn’t know the truth beforehand! He acted like it was his first time hearing that the Emperor and his family would be spending their night at the Chancellor’s house. Yoo wanted to meet Taltal before he left for Goryeo, but the latter was already at the mountain, determined to go after Dangkise after finding out that the treasure had been taken away. It was already dark and Taltal was getting nearer to Dangkise’s location; however, Jeokho lit up the wick and the chest exploded, causing the other chests to be caught on fire. Did they put explosives under those counterfeit money?! Dangkise and Byun-soo cried over the burning money in front of their eyes but that’s not the only thing; the explosion gave away their exact location to Taltal, who wanted them dead. It was Yoo’s order for Jeokho to burn those fake money on their way from the mountain, but Taltal picked up a partially burned money and realized that it was a counterfeit note. Oh noes!
Taltal went back to the slaves’ village and confirmed that the money was fake but he didn’t tell anyone about it, although Suri suspected that something was wrong. His men failed to catch Dangkise and Co., though I don’t think they could run that fast in that dark forest. Taltal heard the kids singing the local song (Eighty Eight Kings?) and he asked for the lyrics to be brought to him. He was confident that the song might be related to the secret treasure and from the lyrics, he found out the location just like Seung-nyang did earlier: Yeon-chul’s house a.k.a. the Chancellor’s house. These two could rule the whole world if they got married, seriously. He decided to go back to the capital and Suri overheard it. At the same time, the Imperial family had reached Baek Ahn’s house and Seung-nyang had already knew where the secret room was since she saw the place marked on the plan of the house.
Maha’s nanny couldn’t coax the crying boy and Yoo, who happened to walk by, asked to hold the boy in his arms. Awwwwww (ㅠㅠ) Although his underlings thought that he shouldn’t lay his hands on the prince, they didn’t have the heart to stop him since they knew the truth about the boy’s identity. Yoo held his son, telling him that a man should not cry easily; even if he’s sad, he must held it in like a proper man should do. Ahhhhh~~~ Maha soon stopped crying and smiled brightly to Yoo.
And Seung-nyang, who was on her way to meet the others, saw Maha together with Yoo. She looked at them warmly and I can’t take this anymore sobs
Seung-nyang praised Yoo for knowing how to handle a child so well and he seemed quite surprised to see her there. Yoo didn’t waste any time to alert Seung-nyang about Taltal finding out about the secret treasure’s location. Seung-nyang didn’t expect him to find out so soon and they had to act faster from now on. She asked whether Yoo knew about mahjong and he heard it before back in Goryeo, hence she explained to him her plan: she would lost all her money in the game and excused herself in the middle of the game. Since everyone would be paying attention to the game, she won’t raise suspicion and they could move without attracting people’s eyes on them. Their conversation was interrupted by Ta-hwan’s presence (that was close!) and he wanted to know what they were talking about. Seung-nyang grabbed the chance and told him that Yoo had asked for a mahjong game and Ta-hwan agreed to it. He put his arm around Seung-nyang, as if showing Yoo that she’s his now. It wasn’t empty talk when Ta-hwan said that he would show his skills since he won round after round in the mahjong game and Seung-nyang lost all her money with the excuse that it was her first time playing mahjong. They agreed to play another round while Yoo and Seung-nyang exchanged nods without anyone else realizing it.
Taltal knew that Yeon-chul’s house was the safest place where the secret fund could be hidden and he must not waste any more time. Hong-dan had served the guards drugged food to make them unconscious as Bi-soo had arrived at the house with precious goods on a carriage. Seung-nyang got her chance to leave when Hong-dan told her that Ayu won’t fall asleep and everyone was so engrossed in the game. Taltal went back to his office in the palace to take a look at the Chancellor’s house plan and realized that there was a hidden symbol marking the location where the treasure was hidden. It was inside the library but Seung-nyang didn’t know the exact location of the treasure, but they soon found a secret room which was located on the east of the library. She entered the room and yeah, it was a room full of chests with gold of all shapes. Seung-nyang was the winner of this treasure hunt!
Bi-soo brought the chests out of the house without any suspicion since the guards had been drugged but she ran into Taltal; luckily, he probably thought that the carriage only contained ordinary merchant goods! Seung-nyang returned to her seat and let Yoo knew that the mission was successfully completed. Ta-hwan was bragging about his win in the mahjong game but he’s still bitter when it came to Yoo; he knew that Yoo would be leaving for Goryeo soon and he hoped that there would be no reason for them to see each other again. He wished (in a not-so-sincere way) that Yoo won’t be deposed again in the future. I can’t describe Seung-nyang’s stare at Ta-hwan: was it a judging stare, or a cautious glare? Taltal reached the house and headed towards the library. He found the secret room but it was already emptied without leaving behind even a single coin. Too bad, Taltal….you’re one step too late! The prime suspect was the other person who showed interest in the secret treasure and we all know who it was…
The mahjong table turned into a drinking table for the same players except Bayan and the discussion was mainly about the military expedition. The Dowager was glad to have another chance to take a jab at Seung-nyang, asking about Goryeo’s fate during the expedition. Ta-hwan pointed out that Goryeo was a son-in-law state of Yuan and he treated the nation as the dynasty’ brother. Baek Ahn thought that it would be beneficial for Goryeo citizens if Goryeo became one with Yuan and Ta-hwan reminded Yoo to give it a thought once he ascended the throne. It was not easy for Yoo (and Seung-nyang too) to talk about the sensitive matter, but Yoo gave a wise answer: it’s not his place to say anything since he’s not the current king. Suddenly, Taltal’s henchman informed them that Taltal had returned. Seung-nyang was tense the whole time and it didn’t help at all when Taltal kept sending her murderous glare, but he didn’t tell Ta-hwan about the secret treasure inside that very house; he only reported about the burned money, putting the blame on his lacking self. They were disappointed with the outcome and the expedition would have to be delayed for the time being.
Yoo met Seung-nyang afterwards to inform her about the treasure that had been divided equally between them. She smiled at him, telling him he had worked hard to help her. He smiled back at her before walking away, and her smile faded a little as he turned his back on her. These two…it was good to see them working together after a while :”)
Seung-nyang had another man waiting to meet her: Taltal, who insisted that she followed him to a place. He showed her the secret room and said that it was where Yeon-chul stored his secret fund before it disappeared. He wanted to hear it from Seung-nyang herself, but she denied that it was her who took the money away. There’s no way she would use the evil money and it’s better for the dirty money to disappear. Taltal knew that she was lying and acknowledged that she won this time around, but Seung-nyang was still putting on her innocent mask, saying that she had never planned to defeat him or whatsoever. Taltal gave her a reminder: he won’t be fooled for the second time and he would keep tab on how she was going to spend the money; if she happened to plan something that would endanger his clan, he won’t stand still. Seung-nyang’s words afterwards managed to shake him: she didn’t want to see her respected teacher became someone who put his own clan above the nation and the citizens. Yup, these two need to join forces and conquer the world!
Seung-nyang received the news that the gold had reached the palace. Okay, was she planning on keeping it inside the palace? How could they hide it when the gold was delivered during the day? Other people could see those chests from a distance! O.O Speaking of other people, Ta-hwan appeared with Empress Dowager and Bayan tagging along, excited to see what his dearest Consort was up to. Seung-nyang told him that the carriages contained goods for her quarters but that made Ta-hwan even more eager to take a look at them. Red alert!!! Seung-nyang tried to stop him but Ta-hwan thought she was just being embarrassed in front of him. She tried to stop him again and Ta-hwan turned into his serious mode: was it something that he’s not supposed to see? Darn darn darn darn darn!!!!
Ta-hwan told her to step aside and Seung-nyang had to obey his order since all eyes were on her. He opened one of the chests to see stacks of gold inside it. His eyeballs almost popped out at the sight of the gold and he glared at Seung-nyang, asking what was the meaning behind this. She just stared into his eyes helplessly but Ta-hwan realized that there are other people around them. He was fast to close the chest and whispered to Seung-nyang to take it away, while Empress Dowager was wondering about the content. All eyes were on Seung-nyang…
…and she opened the chest to show the gold to everyone, giving them a good surprise for the day.
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What would you do now, Ki Seung-nyang?!
* Sorry for the delay…got myself additional medicine and there’s nothing to worry about (^^,)
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I’m so glad I found your blog a couple days ago. The subs for this show are out really late recently and the suspense is killing me. 😀
Thank your for the fast and detailed recap!
Seungnyang and the Emperor seem to continue drifting apart. I wonder where their relationship is going to end up.
I kinda like the new Empress, she adds a new, darker kind of evil. 🙂 Tanasiri was always so transparent and kind of naive but she never gave me the creepy shivers like Bayan does. I can’t wait to see her show her real face.
I’m not quite sure why the Emperor planning a military operation is bad for Goryeo? Is that explained in the conversation between Seungnyang and Wang Yoo?
I’m a little disappointed with the Dowager Empress for working against Seungnyang considering all she’s done for her son, but I’m not at all surprised at Baek Ahn’s attitude. He’s always been distant with Seungyang anyway and I never even really believed that he thought of her as anything other than a lucrative business deal.
I’m curious about Taltal though. He’s hard to figure out and I wonder if he’s trying to help both Baek Ahn and Seungnyang or who is he really working with? I can’t really decide. Considering the preview for episode 41 it seems that Seungnyang and Wang Yoo don’t trust Taltal…. I just can’t figure him out.
Thank you again!! <333
Can't wait for tomorrow's episode!:D
It’s bad since if Yuan has enough army and funding, they can overpower Goryeo, which will cause more harm than good to Goryeo.
ED is more concerned on her own advantages rather than thinking about TH’s well being, while BA treated SN as one of his pawns. I agree with you regarding TT. We don’t exactly know what he is planning and it’s good for SN-WY not to trust him easily at this point. I do hope he will help the Goryeo team although it will take great lengths to make him turn his back against his uncle and Yuan.
@muchadoaboutlove
They shouldn’t trust Tal Tal because he is related to Baek-Ahn. As we know now Baek-Ahn is doing all types of betraying now.
People thought it was wrong that WY had his views on Yuan but I get how WY feels about them now. The first thing that was done after getting rid on ET was Baek-Ahn asking for 300 concubines from Goryo. Something SN asked TH to stop. Now Baek-Ahn & TH are in agreement to basically go to war with Goryo.
I have a feeling Tal Tal will end up joining Seung Nyan and Wang Yu, he is intelligent and knows fair justice….. but o 2nd thoughts, how about his loyalty to his country..?
Thanks for answering my question! 🙂 And good luck on your check up. Don’t worry about the recap, we’ll be patiently waiting for it.
In real life, Tal Tal turns his back on his Baek An for the same reason Baek An turned on Yeon Chul. It was foreshadowed every time Baek An told Tal Tal to kill him if he ever turned out like Yeon Chul. So actually, he’s not turning against Yuan. He’s turning against anyone who will bring shame upon the clan, including the Empress and his uncle. Historically, Tal Tal and Empress Ki were close. She did not become empress until Baek An was defeated by Tal Tal. So we have that to wait for. And we know it’ll be very clever because Tal Tal is all brains, while Baek An is all brawn.
Watching this in English sub made me realized that SN started to feel bad with some of the behavior of taehan or the way he speaks with Wang yu, of course no offensement to the shippers of the two..You can see that when they were playing mahjong. Also when he possessively clinged his arm around Seung nyang while speaking with Wang yu. Well we can’t blame Taehan, he does not only love Seung nyang, he adores her….at this point of the drama, i don’t wish for wy and sn to be together anymore, just like the wish of everyone especially wy and sn shippers, at least had a moment of knowing the truth about Byul,without broadcasting it to the world if it will mean death for sn and wy…. With wang yu and sn working together now, villains will give more meaning to it when they find out….
Still so much to happen in the next few episodes…. The empress bayan is still hiding her real color. What will seung nyan say about the treasures. She showed it purposely maybe…I guess there is a strategy behind. Bisoo and Wang Yu , do they have future now? HahahaI like it that bi soo confessed to Seung nyan about her feeling for wang yu and i don’t know how will it help telling Seung nyan wang yu is still not over her, the bisoo can’t ease his pain….. But look what Bisoo did for love…., what Wang yu did for love? In the earlier episodes I what Sn can do for love, but that stopped after her firends got killed and son got killed too.. I wonder if i will still see that part of Sn again in the next few episodes….that scene in the first episode during heri investiture as the empress, she was crying looking at Wang Yu leaving…. I read it here someone said Wang Yu will always have Seung nyan’s but they cannever be together…
Thanks for the recap. This ep did not answer any questions, just more mysteries! Sn is being so mean to TH and he tries so hard to win her love. I hope this doesn’t get him into Bayan’s chambers again. I hope next ep answer more questions and SN be nice to TH!
So WY’s ex love meets his future love(I hope). LOL. I do have a feeling Bi-Soo will be with Tal Tal.
I think SN is disappointed in TH more than anything. She fought for him to gain power and he should have fought tooth & nail for her to be the Empress. While fans are feeling sad for TH right now. I get why SN is treating him that way. She feels like he could have fought harder for her and if he did she would be the Empress right now.
I love that SN & WY can put aside their feeling and work together for the greater good.
Loved The Girl Power. SN & Bi-Soo
Thanks for much for the quick recap! Not sure yet how I feel about anything beyond the new Empress being a Tana-clone (which makes me not give a hoot what she’s up to) and Dowager being stupid (since we know Ki will bite her in the ass) Interesting to see Ki/Bi-Soo working together but I’d prefer she work with TT. 😀
We’ll see how Taltal reacts in ep 41 though right now, I’m still wary of him. Haha, he’s loyal to his uncle (and clan) but who knows what step he will take this time? Hopefully it will lead to him joining forces with SN 😉
Out of the pan, and into the fire! They got rid of Yeon Chul and his family, but now face worse adversaries in the form of the Dowager, Baek Ahn and Bayan! I feel that Yeon Chul and his children, though evil, are the most united, loving and loyal evil family in all of K dramaland. They don’t backstab each other and even the brothers are not jealous of each other. And unlike The Dowager and Baek Ahn, they are appreciative of their minions. Dangkise kept his word to Byung Soo and Jo cham and managed to free them after they agreed to take responsibility for the assasination, and even spoilt brat Tanasiri pleaded with the Dowager to spare Lady Seo and Lady Yeon. On the other hand, the Dowager’s betrayal and lack of appreciation to SN for her efforts and Baek Ahn’s betrayal of WY and SN is worse. And Bayan’s deception is scary!!! They are no more ambitious and greedy than YC – but at least, he was transparent and obvious. These 3 are deadlier cos they hide their intentions and are not appreciative of services rendered to them. They are ready to cut off people who have helped them achieve their goals and are not remorseful about that.
@crazyajhumma
I knew it was coming up about SN being from Goryo. Baek-Ahn is betraying everybody. After all SN & WY did to help him get rid of ET.
“These 3 are deadlier cos they hide their intentions and are not appreciative of services rendered to them. They are ready to cut off people who have helped them achieve their goals and are not remorseful about that.”
You described the new rivals perfectly. They treat people like pawns and they aren’t afraid to abandon the pawns once they have succeeded. Instead of appreciation and reward, they prefer to get rid of people whom they deem their potential rivals.
LOL. The look on SN’s face during the puppet show. She looked liked she did not have time for all that.
Another thing, ET is gone. TH is still treating Byul/Maha like crap. Not right TH.
Well … it wasn’t right for him to treat Tansiri like that either. Sure, she was a spoiled princess, BUT it wouldn’t have mattered to Tahwan if she had been an angel. She was, to him, Yeonchul’s daughter. Thus, there was no way he would have liked her or treated her well.
I quite love this episode…it’s battle of the brains… I love this joint power of bisoo and SN. Is it only me, i saw pain in Bisoo’s face looking back at the shadow of Sn and Wy. @ muchdoaboutlove, you are right ee need to observed why Taehan and Golta seemed to observed Sn’s facial expressions. I am happy to see wang yu and seung nyan talking again even not as lovers.. But still not giving up for the episode where they will have snother heart to hesrt tslk, not necessarily meant to go back together. Jiwon was so pretty in her encounter with Tangqishi and i like her fearless facial expression upon knowing it was him…. She is so cruel to make tangqishi blind…. Now his feeling for her changed from desire to desire to kill her
It was pain mixed with longing…ah, what is better than alliance between two strong women? I hope Bi-soo won’t betray them. We’ve seen enough betrayal so far!
I love the politics aspect of this drama although it is clear that the fans prefer the romance side of it. A sageuk can’t really run from the battle of wits and it’s getting crazier with all of them completely against each other! Who will win this treasure hunt at the end?
@muchadoaboutlove
I am one those fans who like romance sometimes but prefer the political aspects of the show. I know people want to see SN & TH in love but I am liking SN right now being about her business and reaching her goal of becoming the Empress. Right Now SN don’t have time for loving. She is about business. I guess she feels TH is not going make her the Empress she will do it herself and with the help of WY.
I treat romance as a bonus when it comes to sageuk since historical dramas mean lots of scheming and backstabbing 😀 It’s SN’s style to take matters into her own hands if she’s confident that she can handle them. It doesn’t mean that she loves TH any less; in fact she looks disappointed that he’s trying to make Goryeo an absolute state under Yuan.
Agree, I am liking the drama now more than watching SN and TH getting so intimate.. LOL not that I am a WY- SN shipper but I always like SN when she is thinking….. I remember her is one episode when she was planning to kill the emperor. I found it really amusing that she was planning even the number of steps she will take before throwing the sharp object to kill the emperor or struck him…. when is concentrating on something, she is really so focus….
SN is attractive when she’s in her mission mode 😉 Her focused self makes me think of those glory days of her back in Goryeo. Maybe seeing her in the battle of the minds satisfies my yearning for SN in a physical fight. I miss seeing her with her bow! She looks cool when she fights with DK too~
@muchadoaboutlove
Exactly, that is why I said I think SN is disappointed in TH. To be honest after learning that TH gave his approval to get more concubines from Goryo and overheard him trying to make Goryo absolute state under Yuan SN is probably wondering can she even trust TH.
People are not realizing it takes more than love to make a relationship work. You have to trust and understanding to make it work. By TH agreeing to do those two things to hurt Goryo she has lost some trust in him.
This always reminded me of Queen Seon Deok aside from the QSD Cast that also in the Empress ki…. at QSD I like the part when Yushing Rang and Deokman can work together setting aside their emotions. Now I can see that in Wang Yu and Lady Ki… Loving this part, for sure news will spread like a drop in rating because of the story’s temporary rest from enhancing the love angle…
@pesojiwon
Yeah when DeokMan decided she would give love(Yushin)to be the Reigning Queen of Silla. It was On then. I love the battle of wits between DeokMan & Mishil. I like SN & WY working together. I still love how SoSeoNo & Jumong worked together. They were a power couple. SN & WY reminds me of them a little with them working together.
I am so interested in finding out the identity of the eagle house leader.Could it be Golta his story about his ill mother did not seem real somehow maybe he was off being an evil crime kingpin 🙂 or that lord(I never remember his name) who is always carrying scrolls from place to place. Who are your suspects?
My money is on Golta! 😉
I’m agree WY with Bi-soo. I want to WY happy once either Bi-soo or someone but not SN.
Don’t know what would happen.Come to think of it I would really feel sad if SY and TH does not end up together in the end.At the beginning we’re quite sure that it is WY and SY but the dynamic has changed. I couldn’t imagine them getting back together.. In history Empress Ki was missing but I don’t recall where I read that she end up being a consort of the another conquering dynasty and end up being the mother of another emperor or may be I’m just delusional, hallucinating or mixing up history.. Well what will be ,will be.Empress Ki fighting
it’s getting interesting indeed. Pls, the writers SHOULD NOT TRY TO REKINDLE ANY LOVE BETWEEN WANG YU AND SUNGNYANG…..that is TOTALLY NOT NECESSARY AND IT WILL BE RIDICULOUS.
A better option for the drama ending should be Sungnyang realizing how much TaeHwan means to her, and telling him as much……let Wang Yu get on with his life and probably get to love someone else(maye Bi-soo) though she can’t seem to be able to catch his attention in that aspect., her ‘love’ and attraction to him now is seriously one-sided. Can’t blame WangYu though, he doesn’t fall in love easily, he needs someone he can trust to be able to do that. She has to make herself someone he can trust 100% else she would be chasing shadows(can’t tell if he trusts her completely now). She can’t blame him, afterall she tried to kill him at another person’s command…how can he easily trust such a person. She has to work for it.
@jane
SN & WY will always love each other but it is not about that right now. It is about business. They are just working together. Right Now WY is one of the few people SN can trust. There is a time for business. There is a time for love. They are about business right now. All I want for these two is to have real closure in their relationship. So they both can move on. I like that they are working together for the greater good.
@Meme LOL I agree with you except for the astronomical notion you have about love. If there’s a survey out there asking people if there first love was the best love they ever had or ever will experience I’m pretty sure about 3-15% would say yes and that’s because they live in Lala land. Jmo but yeah it’s memorable just like the first time you have sex, doesn’t mean it was good or bad but it’s memorable because it’s a first time experience.
If I am SN I can see the that the difference between TH and WY is a world apart…..
@pesojiwon
Even I can see the differences. TH wants be loving all the time and not deal with business. WY is like there is time for love. Time for business.
For Taehan love is everything, he will die without SN, remember that scene, SN said she wanted to be alone and TH said he did not….. I mean SN is a kind of woman who take things objectively, more of using the brain than heart, that is why she fell in love with WY.. Pardon me this kind of thinking, how often he wanted to be with SN is like the number of times he wanted to sleep with her and we know SN wanted to more important things than that… hahahah
which made me think that TH will have ohlala scene with the empress bayan… because SN will become very busy
I cant understand queen dowager! When lady pak was pregnant with taw-han’s child she did everything in her power to put that child as crown prince, even tough she new very wel that lady pak was 100 procent from Goryeo and that the crown prince will be 50 procent Goryeo and 50 procent Yuan. So why is she agains lady ki? To my opinion all her doings is just to benefiet her own desires. She thinks lady ki is a threat even tough lady ki saved Yuan from the hands of Yeon chul and co. It is very disturbing for me to watch queen dowager using Maha also only for her own benefiet, he is just a child. If only she, woo yoo and lady ki knew about the true identity of Maha! I also hope taw-han will now make decisions on his own without people thinking that is was lady ki’s idea, he is only creating more enemies for her, he also has to oppose those who do not respect his authority. Those who still treat him like a puppet. I feel like that taltal has feelings for lady ki i am not 100 procent sure. I also see that lady ki is pushing taw-han away into bayan hands i really dont want that to happen! I mean tanashiri showed her evil right in front of people while bayan has to faces. I always say that is even more dangerouss and lady ki must really watch her back with this new empress. Baek hun i see him as a new yeon chul if he is not careful enough and do you remember what je told taltal when he becomes like yeon chul? Yes so i really hope it wil not come to that. All i see is people killing, bribing, and manupulating all because of power. Smh! They all saw the out come of Yeon chul and his clan but still greed.is what the choose at the end, it is very sad. They all say to protect the emperor and Yuan but actually it is to protect there own desires. I actually would like to see lady ki and woo yoo back together, even when i know it will never happen. I also hope they will find the true identy of Maha and that lady ki will find the treasure first. As last, Thank you very much for posting this i am very glad that i have found this and you are very good at it! I started to watch empress ki because of ha ji won, after watching sectret garden she is on of my faveroutes actresses. Keep on the good work because some times i cant wait for the subs so i read your summary first and after a few days i watch the show, i will stop writhing now i wrote to much because this is my first time commenting so i just released everything at on time what came to my mind. Cant wait for the next ep!!
@lita
The differences is ED could control Lady Pak but she can not control SN.
Empress dowager saw what Sn can do so she is threatened, p,us her greed for power too
taHwan should learn to think for himself now and make decisions of his own without being negatively influenced….though i wouldn’t happen overnight because h had lived in great fear almost all his life. The strength of mind won’t happen overnight…he will still depend on people he thinks he can trust and who pretend to mean well, that is till he can let go of his fears and stand as a man.
Secondly, Lady ki is not doing herself any good distancing herself from the emperor. They don’t share everything as before, otherwise he would have told her about the treasure BaekAhn told him about, he also senses she’s hiding something from him. Granted, she doesn’t trust him now as before because of the Goryeo women being brought to Yuan and approving of BaekAhn’s plans. But separation won’t benefit them…she should stoop to conquer. Being together with him would mean more to him other than him thinking he’s only relevant for politics as far as she’s concerned.
@pesojiwon, … Of course, TaeHwan and WangYu are not the same.
WangYu did not have someone like ElTemur breathing down his neck/kill his father right in the palace. No ElTemur or his children seeking to end his life any second they see him as no longer needed/important to their ambitions. He must have lived in trepidation in the palace knowing fully well that his existence was unsure. That was why he knew that his exile was all a ruse to kill him on the way and blame Goryeo for it. WangYu’s father is alive, all WangYu lost was his throne and their independence as a nation. So, comparing the two will not be fair. TaeHwan’s fear is deep-rooted and psychological. He needs LOVE (real love) from those who care about him,and he should be able to have their LOYALTY to be able to TRUST them.
Sungnyang was all that. The question now is…is she trying to crumble all that? Is she trying to make him nit trust her as before? That is a wrong move.
TqeHwan is someone that listens to her and cares about her. If she voices her displeasure and concerns to him, and get him to know that BaekAhn has changed, he will understand…and not by trying to do things behind his back.
@Jane Always remember that Wang yu never had a good childhood too… Have you forgotten the first episode he was still a young prince and eversince then Goryo was under Yuan, and he saw it in his own eyes when goryo people were abused by yuan and they can’t do anything because yuan was very powerful, aside from that he has an uncle (wang ko) Who looked down on him in fact called him worthless? Both have thier own deeply rooted pain, it is just a matter of character… When I said the difference is a world apart i did not exactly mean negative, again a matter of interpretation, it is unfair if the one whi interpreted believed thst taehan is way behind wang yu…well I don’t really looked at him that way… In fact at times at pity for loving seung nyan so much that i will kill him if she died.
I dont think Seung nyang will betray him, what she’s doing now will also benefit the emperor I guess or it will never be entitled Empress ki at all coz she cab never be an empress..
Pardon some error can get used to typing in ipaf
I so agree to you pesojiwon
@Pesojiwon you didn’t seriously compare the emperor and WY’s childhood did you? You may like WY more but don’t live in the land of make believe. Think of it this way, if you had to pick one of there up bringings I’m pretty sure you’d choose WY’s. Enemies under your roof compared to having enemies down the street makes a big difference. Oh yeah and lets not forget the emperor was never educated. Probably the Dowager idea. I don’t think you thought that through.
Love WY all you want (hey i like him too) but try to be fair with your opinions. I love the emperor but i don’t pretend he’s 100% fantastic. Just sayin
Ariel we are entitled to our own opinions and I guess people should just learn how to respect that. I like Wang yu Yes! But it does not mean I dislike Taehan… But Most of all….. I like Seung nyang and Hajiwon… I am watching this drama because of her… I came to like joo jin mo and ji chang wook be ause of her… So my rule is as long as you don’t say anything worst against Jiwon, we are ok and discussion here is just a healthy discussion for the drama.. Why react with the comparison, blame the writers for making taehan’s character that way….but in my case i never blamed anyone when i realized that my favorite couple has less exposure together as compared to th sn…but did i drop the drama for that? The answer is no. As long as i see the face of jiwon in the screen I will not stop watching it…and will watch it over andover again.
Shippers have the tendeny to get bias and i am one who will say SN’s heart will always have a spot for WY but she also learned to love Taehan and she can’t just turn her back on him anymore..
@pesojiwon
Exactly,
I don’t know but some of these fans of this show make me SMH. I mean seriously If you don’t praise everything TH or you criticize him then you are hypocrite or you dislike TH. I may criticize TH but I do like him.
@jane
Actually, WY’s throne was under threat from the beginning. It was either his uncle or Yuan who was doing stuff to Goryo. To say that WY did not face the danger like TH I don’t agree. WY had to deal with uncle and Yuan trying to take his throne. They did it when TH decided to save his own skin and lie. Now look what is happened TH has given his approval to continue to do harm to Goryo after ET is gone.
@Meme are you seriously suggesting that the emperor and WY are equal in negative up bringings? If you say yes then it’s obvious your one of those biased people who chose a side and will twist things to make them more appealing. Well I’m a realist and although WY had problems they’re not on the same level as the emperor’s. Also even if TW didn’t understand this, it was best that he lied about goreyo. Why? Because they all would have been murdered including TW. Everyone was only allowed to live if he agreed to be his puppet. Rewatch it and try to tell me I’m wrong. But he was mainly just tying to save his own life.
@Ariel DuBenion
Did I say they were equal? No
I am realist as well. I am just saying don’t act like TH is only one who had it bad.
Meme tell me where can i chat you privately hahaha
@jane
Hmm..Trust is not given. It is earned. SN & TH have to have trust in each other. TH just broke that trust when he approved of Baek-Ahn harming Goryo just like ET did.
WY loved SN just as much as TH did. I really think when it comes loves people should not try to measures ones love.
@Meme you also measure love left and right with your comments. Like saying that SY loves WY more even if she loves both men and how TW isn’t loving SY right. So don’t be like that then you’ll have good reason to tell Jane anything without being a hypocrite.
@Ariel DuBenion
Lets not call people hypocrites when your one yourself. Please read my comments before you say something about them. I have never once said SN love WY more than TH. I have said that SN loves them both. I get you are bias because you love everything TH but please don’t come at me with nonsense. If you don’t like what I say then that is your problem.
no matter what he witnessed @ childhood, it’s not the same.
His people(women mostly) suffered, he only lost his throne.
Their experiences cannot be compared.
It will be unavoidable to compare them because they are rivals from the start
@pesojiwon
Exactly, I don’t like comparing rivals but it is inevitable. What I find funny people say they don’t like WY because he is perfect which I dont agree with but love Tal Tal because he is perfect.
@jane
I get you love TH and I do too but TH is not the only one who went through some things.
There experiences can not be compared when they are younger but as adult it can. WY was constantly under threat from his uncle and Yuan. TH was constantly under threat from ET. Now ET is gone and TH is doing the exact same stuff that ET was doing Goryo. Now WY has to deal with a new threat Baek-Ahn & TH.
Actually Yuan was rotating Kings in Goryo like it was Merry Go Around until King Gongmin came changed things.
If you’re going to throw history in the mix with this drama that is not going according to history lets talk about how WY character was really a horrible guy who raped and pillaged his own people. . . . Yeah that’s right, let’s not blend this drama with the history shall we.
According to The Drama based on what we’ve seen is that WY had an uncle to thwart and had to deal with Yuan having control over and abusing his people. Also he later had his thrown takin and practically sentenced to death to go defend that border area. Okay now we didn’t get to see TW upbringing but he started on the scene as a guy in fear and also spoiled. We learn that El temur regularly and blatantly threatened him and his father with death and exiled him for death. We also learn that he is illiterate and it seems to me that this was purposely done by the Dowager and or El temur. So yes bad situations both but when you add the positives in there life that’s where you see an even bigger difference. The Emperor didn’t have any positives that i can see and WY had his father, loyal friends/underlings, education and freedom to make moves. Mentally WY is bound to be stronger but it’s not like the emperor doesn’t have a chance to change these things cause now that ET is gone he can strive to be stronger and learn more to be a great ruler so at this point if he doesn’t do that then that’ll just be his problem and one could not completely blame his up bringing. But how you are raised has a big influence on your state of mind.
@Ariel DuBenion
Hmm..I am okay with the drama not having much of the real history in it. It is just annoying when people whine about the writers not following history when things don’t go there way. WY’s character is loosely based on King Chungye. I mean loosely based.
This movie is becoming more boring to me. So ! Baby emperor still want to wage a war against the Goryeo who saved is fucking life.
Episode 41 is breath taking…too many beautiful scenes…… I wonder what bisoo told lady ki that made lady ki recalled her moments with wang yu. I also curious with what looks like a heart to heart talk between taltal and Lady….. girl can’t wait for the recap……. And hey empress ki group got the treasure
@pesojiwon
From what I got on Soompi, Bi-Soo told SN she loves WY. Said something to SN about her still loving WY.
LMAO at the Girl Talk.
People on Soompi are mad about the flashback. The flashback told me SN is not over WY but it is time to move on. TH being insecure. WY just looking at him. LOL. I didn’t like it. I was like TH you got the girl. You trying to hard.
the dowager will cry soon , don’t worry , SN gonna wait the the best moment in order to kick her ass. I hate the way she speaks to SN . Her eyes are full of jealousy but she will pay for betraying SN . And for using Maha for her well -being.
Taltal , I think he gonna join SN because his uncle have the same behavior than el temur but also because SN never betray him. Indeed he is smart and I think he will understand why she decided to find the treasure .By the way , same if we know it won’t happen: we all know that Taltal has feelings for SN.
SN and TH : I want them to be in love and have fun togethr like before but because of the treasure hunt , everything gonna change UNFORTUNATELY.
@Veronique mendy I totally think Tal Tal has a thing for SY. He was smiling quite a bit when she confessed about interest in the treasure. I would love it if the writers shipped them as almost secret lovers (I’d rather have that happen than her and WY starting up again) I want SY and the Emperor to have fun again too. I hate to say it but i kinda like his jealous side. SY isn’t helping ease his mind when she’s always with other men every time he looks up but SY has to do her thang. Now that the treasure is found i hope they have time to rekindle there relationship.
@Ariel DuBenion
Actually their problems started when TH agreed to make another woman his Empress.
SY was fully aware of the necessity for TW to have another empress.It was her that said that TW cannot afford to have Bayan as an enemy.
@anonymous
Baek-Ahn became an enemy when SN gave those three governors positions. Baek-Ahn did not start with this new empress stuff until after he felt betrayed and ED got in his ear about SN being from Goryo.