The Queen Who Crowns: Episodes 3-4
by Unit
Because the cracks in our royal couple’s relationship widen, our heroine’s place is threatened — not simply as a queen, however as a spouse and as a girl. We additionally get pockets of rebellion, insurrection, and treason, and a few of our characters change allegiance and kind new alliances.
EPISODES 3-4
We decide up from the temple the place Seong-kye hurls his mace at Bang-won. Received-kyung pushes the king out of hurt’s approach injuring herself within the course of, and a combat breaks out between the king’s guards and Seong-kye’s males. Bang-won instructs his guards to face again, shocked, for the umpteenth time, by how a lot his father hates him. He insists the ceremony should be accomplished in an effort to save face, and orders for Seong-kye’s arrest afterwards.
In a father-son confrontation, Seong-kye says he ought to by no means have given beginning to Bang-won, and Bang-won blames his father for making him this fashion. He lived believing that Seong-kye needed him to rise to the highest and that’s why he turned king. However Seong-kye tells him that he was, isn’t, and can by no means be deserving of the place. In return, Bang-won locations Seong-kye below home arrest within the palace so his father can watch together with his personal two eyes how effectively he performs as king.
Bang-won goes to Hyosun’s ready arms for consolation, and he or she remarks on how a lot Received-kyung makes him lonely. The identical Received-kyung who saved his life earlier? Okay. Hyosun tells Bang-won that she is going to shield him, and he or she leaves the room so he can break down in personal.
Bang-won decides to cowl up Seong-kye’s try on his life, and strikes to depose Received-kyung on account of upsetting his father with pretend accusations. Certainly, no good deed goes unpunished. Reality is, the insecure king is afraid the queen’s authority would possibly develop stronger after the temple incident, so he intends to clip her wings utilizing this excuse. Received-kyung’s brothers are livid at Bang-won’s resolution, however Received-kyung is extra involved about Seong-kye’s finish aim if he had succeeded in killing Bang-won. In any case, he wouldn’t have deliberate to observe the pure succession plans and crown her son as the following king.
She concludes that Seong-kye intends to crown Bang-won’s older brother, LEE BANG-HWA (Lee Seung-joon) — the second king of Joseon who misplaced his throne to Bang-won. However whereas Seong-kye, Bang-hwa’s loyalists, and his private military are pushing for Bang-hwa to reclaim his throne, he doesn’t subscribe to the thought as a result of he doesn’t need any extra of his individuals to die in an rebellion.
Apprehensive concerning the deposition (and to listen in on Received-kyung’s conversations along with her brothers as per the take care of Bang-won), Chae-ryeong visits the queen. However regardless of her insistence that her allegiance lies with Received-kyung, the queen is cautious of her. Beneath stress that she would possibly really find yourself with nobody on her facet within the palace, Chae-ryeong decides to bear as many princes as doable in an effort to safe her place.
Bang-won confronts Received-kyung on an earlier declare that she discovered about Seong-kye’s plan on the temple by likelihood. The data was from her personal intelligence community, and he calls her and the Min household out on flouting his “having personal informants is unacceptable in Joseon” decree. Received-kyung factors out that she was capable of shield him due to the intelligence gathered, and he tells her to cease. Bang-won says he’ll deal with his enterprise going ahead, and he or she asks if he’s assured he has seized management over all of the individuals who need to kick him off the throne. Received-kyung is aware of he has discovered that Seong-kye plans to enthrone Bang-hwa, however Bang-won is in denial and he refuses to just accept that his father and brother are enemies. His father actually tried to kill him the opposite day, however okay.
Following this dialog, Received-kyung is extra receptive to Chae-ryeong the following time she requests to return to the queen’s service. Received-kyung guarantees to just accept her again if she finds out what Bang-won is pondering, however Bang-won is extra considering updates on Received-kyung’s conversations along with her brothers than in sharing his ideas with Chae-ryeong. After Chae-ryeong soothes Bang-won from a nightmare, he softens in the direction of her. He tells her to not decide and select what to share with him in her eavesdropping updates and to not play each side between him and Received-kyung. Bang-won guarantees to present himself to her if she is loyal to him, and this time, she initiates their lovemaking session.
An envoy from Ming arrives, and Received-kyung’s brothers observe her directions to carry up her title as the one one who can persuade Seong-kye to barter tributes with the envoy. Bang-won asks if Received-kyung is prepared to assist communicate together with his father, and he or she says sure on the situation that he drops the deposition concern. Seong-kye agrees to fulfill the envoy, however he makes use of the chance to rebuke Received-kyung and her household for performing like they personal the nation. He then tells Bang-won that he’ll solely think about him as king after he cuts off all of the superficial loyalists round him. Trace: the Min household.
A royal consummation comes round once more, and Received-kyung does her greatest to observe all of the inflexible guidelines. She will settle for that keenness has been extinguished from her relationship with Bang-won, however she attracts the road when the king calls the court docket woman in to watch them within the act. If Bang-won is attempting to show his queen submission, she refuses to be taught this humiliating lesson. Received-kyung storms out of the chambers, and Bang-won informs the top court docket woman that he won’t ever once more search her out for consummation.
As a part of his methods to clip Received-kyung’s wings, he additionally bans her from sword observe citing that Joseon ladies usually are not allowed to wield a sword like they used to do within the earlier Goryeo period. Smh. To assume that Bang-won and Received-kyung used to take pleasure in coaching collectively within the early days of their relationship.
Received-kyung learns that Seong-kye’s males plan to launch a shock assault on the palace when he returns from the envoys banquet, and they’re prone to overturn the present regime if Bang-hwa joins them. Received-kyung’s brothers attempt to dissuade her from informing Bang-won as a result of they received the data from their personal intelligence, however she brings the information to him with Chae-ryeong as a witness. Bang-won scolds Received-kyung for utilizing personal intelligence once more, and he or she says it was to guard him. He warns that she pays along with her life if the data is fake, however the info is quickly confirmed as reality. Earlier than Bang-won units out together with his guards, Received-kyung tells him that Bang-hwa didn’t conform to the plan.
Bang-won requests that Received-kyung personally escort Seong-kye again to the palace since she’s the one one he trusts, and he or she agrees — regardless of his caveat that it’s a harmful task. On their approach again, Seong-kye’s males ambush them, however the royal forces swoop in and achieve the higher hand. Seong-kye’s right-hand man is killed within the course of, and Seong-kye is additional damage when Bang-hwa rides in to declare allegiance to Bang-won as a result of he doesn’t need any extra bloodshed. Seong-kye refuses to return to the palace as Received-kyung already predicted, however that’s superb as a result of she and Bang-won achieved their aim of displaying Bang-hwa’s loyalists that he isn’t considering reclaiming his place.
Following the failed insurrection, Received-kyung’s brothers instigate petitions for Hyosun’s loss of life as a result of her grasping court docket maid was bribed to run an errand for Bang-hwa’s loyalists. Bang-won’s fingers are additionally tied as a result of his authority as a monarch is threatened if he spares her. Chae-ryeong advises Hyosun to beg Received-kyung to avoid wasting her, and Bang-won arrives in the course of her plea. He blames the stress from the queen and her household for his incapacity to avoid wasting Hyosun, and he goes on to say that nobody has ever given him as a lot consolation as Hyosun has, and he doesn’t need to lose her.
Harm and offended at her husband’s present of affection for one more lady, Received-kyung tells Bang-won to beg her to avoid wasting Hyosun. “You need me, the king, to beg?” Bang-won asks, incredulously, and for a second there, I assumed he would possibly truly do it. However in fact he proves himself to be the Bang-won I’ve come to know when he pulls out Received-kyung’s pocket knife from beneath her hanbok high and stabs Hyosun himself! Fatally? I can’t be too certain. However one factor is for certain: Bang-won is loopy.
Does it ever drive you loopy how briskly the night time modifications? How briskly an individual can change up on the individuals he as soon as cherished? From Bang-won’s try to depose the spouse of his youth to stabbing Hyosun (actually minutes after claiming he doesn’t need to lose her), it’s clear that he has extra ego than frequent sense. Hopefully, Chae-ryeong maintains loyalty to herself alone — not even to Received-kyung — in her dance between the king and queen. As a result of on this palace, you possibly can solely belief your self.
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