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 (^^,)
the talking cupboard 
I completely agree with Jane. i do understand that WY’s throne was under threat because his uncle had his beady eyes on it but WY’s uncle wasn’t much of a threat. Yes he had El Temur supporting him but the old man wasn’t present in Koryo trying his level best to handicap WY so his uncle could take the throne. WY was a free spirit in the first episodes and we saw it. there is so much difference a friend can do in your life and WY had plenty. His life wasn’t really controlled like TH’s was. He was basically placed in a bubble and his throne was snatched away and placed in his dying brother’s hands. he knew that he had to die before his brother so people cannot compare their two childhoods. WY could read and write and whether you want to believe it or not he was taught the things he knows. As a child we saw that he was helpless and i applaud all he has accomplished but comparing WY and TH is highly unfair. Now having said TH needs to grow up already. I loved the man that SN made him become but seeing him like this to be honest pisses me off. I haven’t watched the bit where he agreed to do whatever to Koryo but i think TH is taking it as just business. the woman he loves is from Koryo but power is more important to Yuan than SN’s feelings…. maybe (I’m just saying) that’s how he sees it. BUT i hope he comes to his senses and does the right thing.
@lucyJ
Hmm..I have to agree and disagree. I agree that WY’s life was not controlled when he was young but his throne is being controlled by Yuan. So in reality his life is being King and you can say WY’s life is being controlled by Yuan. I disagree with you because now WY’s life is controlled by Yuan.
Right now WY’s life is way more messed up than TH’s because he has to ask for his hard earned throne from Yuan but WY and TH’s childhoods cannot be compared. WY suffered a great deal but his life didn’t have that many limitations even though his throne has been controlled by Yuan from the start. (I am comparing them as individuals) WY wouldn’t be this courageous if his childhood had been exactly like TH. (i know that nobody said their childhoods were alike but lets say WY’s life had been exactly like TH… with a great mentor, he would have left that cowardice behind and ruled his people well just like TH until he started to listen to that betrayer Bayan.
There is no worst childhood than what Seung nyan experienced and yet she grew up courageous and intelligent…..even with less power and surrounded by negative character (she was brought up by wang yu and jocham) it was not clear how taehan brought up…… was his father under el temur ? or too weak to let his child grew up a weakling? I don’t think so….. there was no flashback on Taehan’s childhood so we can’t tell if he really grew up in fear……what I saw in him was he is immature and spoiled. remember that part when he was going to pee? he command seung nyan to undress him because that was how he was treated, even undressing himself to pee is done by zhang zhang or Eunuch…. something must be lacking in the story LOL… anyway don’t wanna discuss that anymore… at the end of the day, the reality is I am watching this because of hajiwon.
if you haven’t voted go visit my hub….Taehan is just 17% away from Wang Yu, so Wang Yu Shippers are starting to show up…. Taltal got 14 percent and 2% chose Tangqishi for SN.. LOL…this poll will never end at the end of the drama I guess….. but thank you people for taking the time visiting my hub, it’s more than 1k views for such a short time and 200 plus people have voted. I am updating that site and express my opinion from time to time….
http://maria-cecilia.hubpages.com/hub/Empress-Ki-Saga-who-are-you-shipping-Seung-Nyang-Wang-Yu-or-Seung-Nyang-Tae-Han
me too, Ha Ji Won brought me here. Her acting, superb!. SN had so many trials but it only made her stronger. and I agree with you about the emperor. Right now he disgusts me for his continued weakness and although we know she will become the Empress when all is said and done, I hope by then he will be a leader she can love and respect.
@pesojiwon, are you still serious about this poll on shipping wars? I thought WY-supporters have accepted the fact that with SN’s conquest on to Empress-hood, she can only have WY’s love as a bitter-sweet memory, SN is married to TH, WY also had his Queen. I thought SN’s purpose is business w/ WY so she can install Ayu as the Crown Prince of Yuan. Or do you want them to commit adultery to be together??? For a HaJiWon supporter, a hated heroine would be the last thing on my mind.
Because of TH’s devotion on her, I’m just turning blind-eye on the makjang of Goryeo patriotism when SN could be accused of treason to the highest level (setting-up her own army) by trying to double-cross both Kingdoms. Yah, I know this is Korean-made, they dont have to actually make it that obvious.
@Kristine Marie
Hmm..If I am not mistaken didn’t people want TH to commit adultery with SN before she became his concubine. Shipping War is still ongoing which I dislike since I like both couples. WY don’t care about his wife. She is non existent. I want WY with Bi-Soo and make her his Queen.
Why can’t SN have patriotism for Goryo that is were she is from. Just cause she is with TH & they have child does not mean she has to hate Goryo now. The drama is some parts real and some parts makjang which I am okay with because I find more interesting. I am annoyed that TH is still insecure and a little immature. ET is gone and he still treats Byul/Maha bad. WY gain more respect from me when comforted Byul/Maha, a child that he thinks is TH.
@pesojiwon
Actually both HJW and JJM brought me to this drama. I had watch a few of her other dramas. I watch a few of his movies. A Frozen Flower was such a good movie.
@ Kristine Marie, the Poll is just a part of my hub, but basically that one will be just one of the hubs I made for hajiwon. In that hub I will express some of my opinions and insight…. the poll well, I really don’t intend to make it a real contest, but you will see that in time people watching this drama will always have divided opinions and preferences…. it’s none serious… not as serious as shipping hahahah….. but that poll will tell who has the most shippers regardless of who was SN’s partner at the end of the drama….
@MeMe Don’t take it badly but I don’t believe in dual shipping…you always tend to lean towards the couple that your fav character/actor is involved with imo. After reading your comments, I can say you’re a WY/JJM shipper so you lean more towards Wangnyang in the end. I don’t say it’s wrong, everyone is entitled to ship whoever they want after all but be honest about it at least (no offense). I’m a TaNyang shipper mainly for TH/JCW (though I started watching this drama for HJW). Thanks to EK, I’m now a big fan of JCW and I won’t deny that his presence might influenced me a bit in my choice of pairings…this and the fact that his character is the most developed (though they destroyed a bit of this development in the last couple of episodes) and relatable in the drama.
As always, I want to thank the owner of this blog 🙂 Your recaps are fabulous^^
@pesojiwon
Your poll is fine. You just want to get people’s opinions. I get it. Girl this shipping stuff goes on and on. It may cease but sometimes people bring it back up. Sometimes I see people still debating who did Jumong love more SoSeono or Ye soya and debating which couple was better on QSD DeokMan & Bidam or DeokMan & Yushin. LOL
I have a QSD hub and even if I did not ask about who they ship, visitors just express their opinions who they like.. but they are tamed one….. the shipping here in empress ki really shocks me but I am proud because this is a Hajiwon Drama….. she is still my priority, but I found a crush or confirmed crush in JJM
@lili
First of all, I don’t have to lie about who I like. If I say I like both couples then I like both. Second, just because I like both couples does not mean I am blinded by liking of them that I will not criticize them. Just cause I don’t praise or excuse everything TH does not mean I don’t like him. When WY does something I don’t like then I will criticize it.
Ask me if you want to know something. You started off by saying don’t take this badly. Well Little advice: Don’t assume to know what I like.
@pesojiwon
This Empress Ki shipping war has made me SMH. I like both couples but if I praise one side then I am being accused of liking only that couple. If I criticize one side then I am accused of only liking the other. LMAO it is funny. I am glad I have matured because If I was not I would have told them off. LOL.
To be honesty, This shipping war is like middle school compared to some I have seen. You have to have thick skin to be involved in a shipping war.
@muchadoaboutlove.
Is something going on in the Soompi forum. I don’t see some of the people on there much anymore. Did something happen?
Still alive and kicking surfing at Soompi however spending more time regularly checking on the missing MH370 updates! We are all so affected by this tragic heartbreaking disappearance.
@Rina
It is on the news everyday here in America. It is sad. I feel terrible for the family members.
As far as the Goryeo tribute, eunuch Park said that it’ s Bayan who ordered it..I don’t think it was TH..What the emperor agreed on is to take back their land or conquer more land.Goryeo is already a vassal state of Yuan there’s no need to conquer them. Goryeo can go to war against Yuan if they would like to be free. Yuan was overthrown by the Ming if I’m correct and Goryeo was overthrown by Joseon. SY has to choose between Yuan and Goryeo and as Bisoo said she can betray Goryeo because of her son and as TT said it is the situation that can cause the betrayal.SY right now would like to be the empress because of her son.
@anonymous
Actually from what I read on Soompi forum Eunuch Park did say TH agreed to it.
@anonymous
I went back and looked. You are right Eunuch Park did not say TH agreed to it but Baek-Ahn will need TH’s approval to do it. If Baek-Ahn asked for them already wouldn’t that mean he has already gotten TH’s approval.
That is if he asked for it. He is the prime minister and I’m sure that he has authority that does not need TH approval. Remember in the beach scene, SY told TH that if he becomes the emperor he should stop the sending of the concubines and slaves. TH loves SH very much and I’m sure if he discussed it with TH , I’m pretty sure that that the emperor will be able to addressed the issue. The problem is communication.SY is keeping the emperor in the dark. Communication is the key..
@anonymous
Exactly, communication & trust along with love is what makes a relationship work.
All I care is for Goeryo to be free because even from the start Wang Yoo has struggle about this already. FREE GOERYO. I never like the Emperor even from the start until this end. I don’t like him, he is such an in-grateful person. All Wang Yoo wanted is for his country to be free from slavery. WANG YOO | GOERYO FIGHTING. 🙂 I can’t wait to see the Emperor dead. Sorry.. 🙂
I would like this to be the ending…
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
You like this ending, SY will have 2 sons that are emperor and one son that is king. Quite an accomplishment. But of course this is just a rumour that happened to Empress ki when she was on the run or fleeing when they were attacked.
I wonder if there will be a scene again that Lady Ki will be chased with his son Byul? but how about baby ayu, if some will think of him as half blood prince (oh sounds like harry potter) will yuan people attempt to kill him even if he is a son of an emperor…. but can’t it be possible, give the kids to their fathers so they can inherit the throne… hope that will be that easy….
Random question: After Yeonchul’s family had to die for being traitors … what happened to Wang Yu’s lovely bride? You know, the one from Yeonchul’s family …
Forgotten by the writers, unfortunately. XD At least for now. I don’t think she was killed, though; I think they may have only killed El Temur’s immediate family.
@I. Guillaume
She is somewhere LOL. WY don’t care about her but he did save her life by leaving her in Goryo. She is nonexistent. We only seen her once. I hope WY makes Bi-Soo his Queen.
They have to make her invisible, so WY can freely roam around giving his devotion to SN, no complications, and keep the triangle alive for the ‘other’ ships sake.
@Kristine Marie
Actually this love triangle was not good at all. It was unbalanced.
So Empress ki is a case of pleasing the shippers? Thay may be true obviously in the previous episodes hahahaha..
Love your website thank you soo much
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Still waiting for episode 41 recap
I’ve never thought that shipping could be this serious lol. I would like to go back from the beginning why I love this drama. I love Hajiwon, I like Joo Jin Moo,and I admire Ji Chang Wook because of Donghae. I maybe biased with SnWy but it does not mean i dislikeTh…let ‘s not drop this drama simply because the scenes were not favorable to our most favored couple lol…if based my judgement that way, i cz
have probably forget everything about this drama since a lot of times the other couple are on the screen. But then this drama is meant to affect people that way….I remember the QSD days when fans hated the ending and even tried to make an appeal to MBCto change the ending….i just hope empress ki wont end as sad as QSD, as tragic as WHIB. Anyways cant wait for the recap, i an curious with the scene between bisoo and Lady ki, lady ki and Taltal…. See that part,Th came when Sn and wy were speaking, then he clinged his arm around lady ki’s shoulder as if telling wy, she is mine now…. In reality, intense love can never be forgotten intantly especially if there was no complete closureor complete confession of whst else happened.. people move on but to some the feeling lingers. It depends on the strength of the character to let the mind rule over heart. Affection for wy will never change… It faints but it will never die…
@pesojiwon
Shipping wars are no joke. They can be brutal & become personal. I have seen some shipping go crazy. I remember one shipping war involving an American Tv show. The fans even went after actors & actresses’s family members. Some of the fans almost got into a fight. It was crazy.
I like both couple on Empress Ki but I will criticize them if they do something I don’t agree with. When TH walked up and put his arm around SN like saying she is mine. I laughed because seriously TH was being insecure and he was trying to hard. WY just looked at him. In real life, guys I know would have looked at TH like he was stupid. That showed TH is still immature.
So people wanted the ending of QSD changed. It was so sad but I accepted the ending.
SY had flash back of her moments with WY when BS told her that WY is still hurting but at the end SY let out a big sigh.I don’t know but my feeling is SY feels disappoinment that their love did not last.There’s no use crying for a spilled milk.WY has to move on she did.I really think that their encounter is purely business. I’m sure Maha’s identity is another obstacle but there is no turning back.She already has Ayu and her most concern is to be the empress so that Ayu will be safe. How could she be the empress if Maha’s identity is revealed.She and WY can be sentenced to death that is why the Goryeo gang kept it a secret.Goryeo is a vassal state of Yuan and their is no doubt that they will be sentence to death. or even their citizens as WY was dethroned. and ordered to marry a Yuan.
sorry wrong spelling There is no doubt……….
@ that’s another sad fate…..sad for the three, sometimes i am thinking what is sn just decided to go back to goryeo and told Wy what happened to her, then they can plan to re enge togehther… But just wishful thinking…. This drama wont be empress ki if Sn did not choose to sacorifice her personal feelings
@Kamaniso
Yes I agree SN loves them both.
@Pesojiwon That is soooo your opinion and your welcome to have it but you stated it like a fact that SY had deep deep deep feelings for WY. Do you know what it looks like to respect and like someone. I believe she cared about him and was down to marry him but SY is and has always been about her business. I think right now SY feels bad that WY is still holding on. Personally i want Tal Tal with SY but i think it will be one sided if it happens at all.
By the way here in the real world it’s possible for love to change hands and to love somebody at one point and later to only see friendship in that person. Okay
@Ariel DuBenion
Why can’t SN love them both? I think SN loves both WY & TH but she has to bury her love for WY.
Actually in real life it is possible to always love somebody and be on friendly terms with that person.
Ariel… I understand we are just on different sides hahaha….. reality is,SN Wy shippers will insist SN’s one great love is WY, and the other shippers will insists that it’s Taehan… I will be ok with Taltal too…LOL
@pesojiwon
Then there are shippers like me stuck in middle who say SN loves them both.
Yes about Tal Tal. LOL
hi there, let me just share my opinion regarding the love thing hehe…
at first, Seunyang had a great respect and loyalty to WY which turned then into love. The fact that she had been missing him and even dreamed of him several times when WY was in the border is a proof that the longing is so intense. you don’t long for your superior isn’t it? You long for someone you really love.
when SN decided to be TH consort, she knew she has to bury her past with WY. bury but not forgotten. In my opinion, being TH consort is at first purely business. though she cares for TH but nothing intense YET. when WY agreed to be a witness to save ET and acknowledges that Byum-soo’s statement is true against SN (the scene after the hunting), SN may have realized that WY have really forgotten her and can even be against her. She was shocked that WY seems really on ET’s side (ofcourse she didn’t know his purpose of doing so YET). This has motivated her (that night) to finally give herself to TH, not because she already fall in love with him, but she already accepted the fact that her future now is TH. and because TH showed so much love and care to her, she finally had learned to love him in return especially when they have a child. Without this scene of WY turning against her, i don’t think she will decide that early to give herself to TH.
Conclusion : she loves them both but she know she has to stay only with TH, but some part of hers will always have a longing to be with WY too 🙂
in the surface its appear to be what u saying is correct, but in reality its not .
Historically Tal Tal teamed up with the Emperor to eventually banish Baek Ahn and remove the Empress Dowager from power. So I’m guessing the drama will end in SN becoming the primary empress like the scene right at the beginning of episode 1. In reality history was much more cruel, because of the inner power struggle to do with the succession of the next emperor, Empress Ki actually induced Tahwan to remove Tal Tal of all his merits and banish him. This was when Tal Tal’s campaign to save Yuan from Ming rebels was close to success, but he was forced to be stripped from power. Eventually he was poisoned in exiled and Yuan came to an end. So historically, Empress Ki was in fact a manipulator and Tahwan was pretty useless, only Tal Tal had a correct idea of how to run a country.
@Jing on LMBO yeah but hopefully they don’t go that far into the history. I don’t want to see Tal Tal and SY splitting hairs. Well that’s kinda happening now but it won’t last.
Love and priority are two different things but not combining the two will cause pain….so if you love someone that person must be a priority….. but what if you have the welfare of your country all at your shoulder? will you still choose that one you love….. but just a question why can’t Yuan survive without getting tributes (?) from kuryo? Taehan and Lady Ki will never have a problem if they forget about the tribute or just don’t get people from Kuryo anymore…
@pesojiwon
Exactly, that makes me think that TH meant what he said about Goryo in the beginning when he first went there. Remember when he said something WY about Goryo bring brother nation to Yuan or something like that. WY jacked him. Fans said that was just TH’s ignorance but I don’t believe that now.
That makes me think about the real Empress Ki and Togon. Why they grew apart when he found out she was trying to make her son the CP.
Meme they will grow apart but will never separate right? I heard in the novel when taehan was dying SN or empress ki was on his side? But saw that part with wang yu? When he clinged his arm around lady ki, so possesively, obviously showing wang yu not to make him jealous but to warn him that she is his? It’s a reality for me that it will be a great conflict if Sn and wang yu reunite as lovers. Revealing the identity of maha will add conflict to the situation and some will accused them of planning it from the start to the point of sacrificing their relationship…. You think wy’s underlings can’t trust wy’s reaction in case he found out maha is his son? Why can’t they tell him?i don’t see danger if sn, wy knew the truth nd keep the secret. I am afraid that some one else will find out ahead of the, and used maha against them….
@pesojiwon
Yeah but when guys do that it shows insecurity and immaturity. To me TH was trying to hard. I laughed.
@pesojiwoN,
not only the part where TH put his arms around SN infront of WY but also when TH grabbed SN’s hand infront of Bayan and ED.. i really don’t like this showing off thingy. It’s really so immature. I hate how they have added this possessive character of TH haha.
TH to WY : she only likes/loves me
TH to Bayan : I only like her (SN)
😀 😀
@Kamaniso
Yes it was very immature. I have seen signs of TH’s possessiveness of SN throughout this show. It makes me sad because I want TH to be mature and stay mature.
In history, in order to prevent war or create an allies, smaller kingdom will pay tribute to nation that is wiling to help them. Kuryo is small as compared to Yuan or the Mongols that has the advantage because they have conquered most of China and the neighboring country. So for long years they have been under China.
Rina yes that’s heartbreaking… I am still in denial… Though i am not from Malaysia nor China… It is just something you can’t wish for your fellowmen…
Just waiting for episode 41 recap. Lady Ki found the treasure!!! This drama is excellent!! I really ship Lady Ki and Ta Hwan, I’m sure she loves him and she won’t let Bayan to take her man, but first, she is taking care of business right now. Hope that Wang Yoo and Bi Soo will be a nice couple. Love Tal Tal, it’s incredible how this character is raising almost at the same level of Ta Hwan and Wang Yoo.
By the way, there’s something strange on this episode, does anybody notice at minute 24 – ep 41 something weird?? unexpected??, when Ta Hwan and Lady Ki were walking with the others and meet a group of prisioners and Ta Hwan ask who are they, and the guard said that they are part of the Eagle Group and one of the prisoners ( the one in the front) when he saw Ta Hwan or Golta he was horrorized, and he said something to the person beside him. No one suspects who is the head of the Eagle Group?? the one with the mask can be Golta??, but Golta cannot act alone, or the Emperor?? Remember when the emperor pretended to be sick just waiting to fight El Temur, Ta Hwan showed us that he can pretend to be another person. Here is a mystery….or I hope that Ta Hwan surprises us and show a new bold image just trying to conquer Lady Ki. Maybe I’m hallucinating(?)
Anybody notice the above??
Talking Cupboard – Thank you very much for all your recaps. Love your blog. Fighting!
I believe the head of the Eagle house is Jang Soon-young(Kim Myung-gook): Ta-hwan’s royal teacher. The other people with masks at the meeting to decide the fate of BS were the other eunuchs Golta trusts. One of the verifying pieces of information is Golta arrived late to the emperors request.
Jang Soon-young does not agree with the manipulation of Maha.
@ asa who is jang soon yun? Anyway i noticed that too when Golta was late
Yes I noticed that too…the eagle house leader must have something to do with it
Under the character listing he is listed as Jang Soon-young.
He is the ED head servant and advisor. He has his hair in two braids with red and black ribbons. He was Zhang, TW closest retainer when he went to Goreo.
@Asa, you could be right, it was Lord Zhang. That actor had to have some purpose, seen him in a lot of dramas in antagonist roles. We shall find out about it hopefully very soon.
I love you! Pls have a nice check up!!!! And get back to uss soon! We are waiting for youuuu!
Keep fighting!
Though I don’t like SN and the Chinese king. I want her to be with Yoo!!! But anyway… i am looking forward to seeing how they will solve the problem of Buyl! Will he be returned to his father? Or will he die so everything will be settled down?
Hongay how cruel….. I still wish them to know each other…even not to reunite as family… Poor byul…
Stay healthy….
@muchadoabout love… sorry felt so insensitive get well soon please
@muchadoaboutlove
Take your time. Have a good check up.
@muchadoaboutlove
Get well soon.
Don’t tell me that the leader of Eagle Group is actually………..Bayan. Woa that’s seriously an unexpected twist. O.o
“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”
that was it…that was it… ha ha ha Miss muchadoboutlove we are thinking the same thing ha ha ha,
however… I think the leader was Gol Ta …
But then how are you now Miss Mimi? I noticed that you’re always visiting a doctor, is there something wrong? I hope and pray that you will be safe and okay always….
Thanks for the wonderful recaps….
HA,I looked at the screencaps of Taltal and Seung-nyang inside the secret room again and realized that they could be a couple in an argument if I didn’t know that she’s married and he’s just a loyal retainer of her husband. These two’s chemistry is just overwhelming that it feels odd not to ship them. I’m in a deep trouble now LOL
Yup, I think Leader-nim is Golta too from the way the camera kept focusing on his face these days. That would explain all those intense glares he sent Yeon-chul before this. He has a commanding presence and it will be cool if he turns out to be Leader-nim. Weee~!
I have to be on medication continuously but it’s nothing serious. Hihihi~ Thanks for the wishes and glad you’ve enjoyed the recaps so far 😉
@muchadoaboutlove
Yes SN & Tal Tal. I am here for it.
Hope you feel better soon.
It was nice to hear from you that it’s nothing serious, although medications means a little bit of nuissance (taking medicines is always extremely awful for me). Anyhow, please take care of yourself always….
You’re absolutely right that you and me will be in trouble if we pursue shipping the two of them ha ha ha, but then little imaginary flirty things are acceptable, as long as our Emperor doesn’t know about this hi hi hi…
Golta-ya!!!! that’s what our Emperor is calling him…. and we are starting to address him as Leader-nim… omo but he was a little scary when he is wearing the mask…however, I cannot think of any motivation behind all this… so many puzzles to be solved……
Oh 14 percent of 200 plus people who voted were shipping Taltal and Seung nyang
Thank you!
Wang Yoo, Seungnyang and Maha seriously break my heart. 😥 I hope the truth about his parentage will come out. I agree with you, it is nice to see Wang Yoo and Seungnyang working together again and I think it’s great how they trust each other unreservedly and that they are able to put their own feelings and wishes aside in order to help each other. Their dynamic is completely different from Seungnyang and the Emperor who is still so immature. Letting your whole world revolve around a single person makes you unfit to govern a nation, in my opinion. I’d rather not imagine what the Emperor would do if Seungnyang turned against him. If only she wasn’t his Consort then she could go back to Goryeo with Wang Yoo and maybe finally find some peace…
I don’t like what I’ve seen of Taltal in this episode. Putting his clan above everything else is another form of greed – so I guess he’s not that different from Baek Ahn after all. (Though I guess I have to give him credit for not ratting out Seungnyang. Yet.) I can only hope that he won’t do anything bad to Seungnyang in the future.
I wonder how Seungynang is going to explain away the gold…and I wonder if she’s going to confide in the Emperor.
…and I thought WY-SN-TH would be hurting the most regarding Maha’s identity…I totally forgot our hearts, the viewers’ weak hearts. I think my heart is gone already from being shredded into pieces each time I see Maha with his biological parents.
Baek Ahn and him were originally like that…they chose to side with Yeon-chul in the beginning to save themselves but after realizing that TH could defeat YC, they jumped ship. I won’t be surprised to see TT joining SN in her cause if she managed to show him that she could knock BA down. He’s all about survival but maybe SN would be the catalyst for him to change into a loyal subject of the dynasty 🙂
I want to believe that SN would find a way to explain herself but to me, she was being too careless when dealing with the gold. TH would try to persuade her into handing over the gold for his cause if she said that it was all for Ayu…and I can’t think of any plausible solution for now. One thing I’m sure is that ED will continue to use this against SN in the nearest future. Hmmm…
@muchadoaboutlove
My heart is just in pieces over Byul/Maha. That poor child is going through it. He has no father love. He has no mother love. I respect WY for comforting a child that for all he knows is not his son. He feels bad for the child.
I think it’s part of her plan? I mean my God almost all the villains are there to see the Treasures…
about the gold, i wonder if SN had the gold only in the 1st chest but the rest of the chests are filled with other merchandise goods and she had the rest of the gold transported elsewhere…it’d be too hasty on her part to transport it to the palace in broad daylight with all eyes watching…maybe she intends to fool ED and Baek-An into believing that the gold is for the Yuan treasury or the war??? maybe??? I’m seriously hoping she won’t be stuck in a bind, but will intelligently come up with a convincing reason for having the gold transported to the palace. Maybe she could say that the gold is being transported to the treasury and not to her pavilion??? hmmm, i don’t know…i’m anxious excited to find out on Monday night about how she’s going to get herself out of this situation. Maybe she reveals the gold so that everybody won’t suspect her? If all those chests were filled with gold, my guess is that there’s more gold that she kept hidden somewhere – in her secret room? was done at night? hmmm, >sigh<…i guess, we'll hv to wait and see
If SY goes back with WY , then there’s no Empress Ki.