I have never thought of her as a relative.
I loved her from the start.
Yul!
Hey! You!
You have to call me Your Highness!
I told you already! Calll me Your Highness.
Say it!
Your... Highness...
You're going to regret it if you call me Yul again!
It's okay. Prince Ui Seong, please continue.
She was promised to me first.
If my father was here, we would be married.
Prince Ui Seong! That was in the past and she is now the Crown Princess.
If you speak of rank, I have nothing to say.
Just as I had no control over being deposed,
I cannot control my feelings.
Yul, that's enough.
Forgive him.
It seems he has lost his senses out of pity for Her Highness.
But this is too much!
You once said that relationships never go the way you plan them.
You also said you can make up your mind to cut off relationships.
But if a relationship helps you live,
it isn't choice. It's destiny.
Since you know the truth...
Please permit me to help Her Highness.
Take the Crown Princess to her quarters.
What do you get out of all this?
I told you. I'm going to crush the laws.
Listen carefully.
No matter how much you fight, the laws are our strength.
And even if they chain us down, we live to defend them.
Then, you defend them.
I'm going to throw them away.
You probably can't even imagine what it's like living as abandoned royalty.
Before I could want anything,
I had to learn how not to want things.
Because even if I wanted something, there was nothing I could have.
So every time I wanted something, I had to close my mind to it.
But even when I closed my mind and heart, Chae Gyeong kept opening them.
Chae Gyeong is the first thing I've ever wanted since I was born.
No matter how much you want her, she's your cousin-in-law.
I've never thought of her that way.
Lee Yul! I'm telling you this for your sake.
I'm doing this for my sake as well.
What?
If I lose Chae Gyeong like this, from now on...
I may never be able to want anything again.
So even if I have to give up everything, I'm going to have her.
Let Chae Gyeong go and defend the throne.
I'll give up trying to become Crown Prince.
Do you think they'll just leave you to do this?
I know what to expect.
You came...
Chae Gyeong.
Yul.
His Majesty ordered that you go back to your room.
Let's go.
Are you okay?
I'll take her.
I never asked you.
Yul, help me get back please.
Let's go.
Yul, thank you.
Chae Gyeong, I told...
I'll tell you later.
Okay.
If you hear anything...
Just try to understand me.
What do you mean by that?
I'll see you later.
I have never thought of her as a relative.
I loved her from the start.
Hyeon, you know, I've loved Seo Hwa Yeong since a long time ago.
I saw her in a movie once and my heart stopped.
But now, she's my bride.
I'm a really lucky guy.
Su, did you know the evil would turn into a vicious cycle?
Why?
Why did you do it? Why?
Mom... Mom... Take me too...
Mom...
Take me...
What was Prince Ui Seong thinking to create this kind of situation?
He says he loves the Crown Princess.
I will talk to him so that he understands. Please do not worry.
Do you think talking to him will solve this problem?
Prince Ui Seong is now 19 years old.
It's an age when the heart and
feelings come before the head and senses.
He is gaining favor with the public
but he lacks the qualities to be King.
Excuse me?
Don't you think so?
One of the most important things is the ability to control emotions
but this one event shows that he lacks that control.
You reap what you sow. Do not resent us for whatever punishment is given.
Lady Park, are you there?
Yes, Your Majesty.
Queen Hwa Yeong is leaving. Let her lady-in-waiting know.
As you wish, Your Majesty.
Unless you've gone mad, how could you do such a thing?
I made her bring up divorce at the interview.
And we went to the Han River because I wanted to go.
Even then, Chae Gyeong tried to take responsibility for everything.
I couldn't keep hiding anymore.
Then that should've been enough.
Are you trying to dig your own grave?
I'm going to leave with Chae Gyeong.
In order to do that, everyone should know.
What?
Yul, we've been doing so well.
Forget her and let's go back to the way things used to be. Okay?
I can't.
There's no such thing as "can't."
It all depends on how hard you try.
She makes me happy.
My face and my heart laugh, like a fool, whenever I see her.
If I give her up now, I'm going to return to what I was.
I don't want to live like that anymore.
Yul, what about me?
What about me, who's been living only for you?
There's no turning back now.
I've come too far.
It can't end like this.
My life can't end like this.
Are you saying you let this go, even though you knew how Yul felt?
Is that how a husband should act?
Your Majesty, even if he knew, what could Shin have done?
You should not be protecting him in this matter.
Your Majesty, that's enough.
Isn't Shin the one who's suffering most?
I was happy the two were close. I had no idea it was to this extent.
I was foolish. Very foolish.
Grandmother, I don't think this is anyone's fault.
Even if we knew from the start, there would've been nothing we could do.
May I say something.
Go ahead.
Yul's feelings caused this.
Please don't blame the Crown Princess.
How can we trust her when she was out late with him and lied to protect him?
Are you certain that the Crown Princess never felt anything for him?
Thank goodness. Really.
I'm going to meet the Crown Princess and I'm going to find out.
Your humble servant believes this matter won't pass over lightly.
So that's what he meant... About trying to understand.
Your Highness, if you are called by adults, you need to speak the truth.
Do you understand?
Your humble servant will leave you now.
If they ask about Yul, just say you didn't know.
That's the only way.
I'm not going to lie anymore.
Don't you know how scary they are?
They won't forgive you, even if you're Crown Princess.
I know. Here, law and etiquette are more important than people.
Still, I don't want to run from it. I'm going to tell the truth.
What?
So if the two of you get kicked out, will you run away together?
Did you plan this with Yul too?
You're the reason I'm hurting but all you can talk about is Yul.
I waited. I waited and waited!
My legs felt like they would crumble but I believed you would come.
No matter how mad you were, I thought you would come!
Do you know why I didn't go?
The thought of the two of you secretly planning
and then creating this mess...
Then to see you trying to gain forgiveness would've made me vomit.
What?
Even now, if I think of how you hurt me,
I can't forgive you.
Your Highness,
His Majesty would like to see you immediately.
I'm going.
Do you think you can leave the palace without my permission?
I'm going to make you live here with me forever.
That will be the price you pay for betraying me and causing me pain.
Hurry up.
Did you see Chae Gyeong?
No. They said she was asleep.
My poor baby...
But still, His Majesty is too much.
If the child made a mistake, he should've reprimanded her...
- What if she gets arthritis? - Hey, now. Hush.
We're inside the palace, remember?
So we can't see her, then?
I came all this way to see Piggy.
But I think there's another problem.
What problem?
Prince Ui Seong. There's a rumor that he likes our Chae Gyeong.
What? That can't be...
No way.
So I'm worried people might get the wrong idea about her.
If that's really true, it's just like a fairy tale.
Cinderella, caught between two handsome princes.
I just found out that Chae Gyeong was originally promised to Prince Ui Seong.
If you think about it, it's true.
Oh, right. That's true.
If Crown Prince Su were alive, then, yeah, he would be Crown Prince.
Right!
That would've been a much better match.
I met him the other day and unlike the Crown Prince, he was warm and kind.
He's gentle and dignified inside the palace too.
He's really popular with everyone.
So, if she married him...
Please come in.
Welcome.
Please take your assigned seats.
Are you okay?
We traded a cool, kind prince for that blunt, cold ice prince?
No, that's not it.
His mother is something else.
She wouldn't have stood for her son being nice and magnanimous to us.
Right so... That mistress...
I mean Seo Hwa Yeong as the mother-in-law...
Anyway. Do you think our Chae Gyeong will be okay?
If you knew how he felt,
you should've kept your distance, don't you think?
What were you thinking?
Prince Ui Seong was just trying to comfort me...
You have a husband.
Why would you go to your cousin-in-law for comfort?
Crown Princess, I'm going to ask you one question.
Yes, Your Majesty.
You must tell me the truth.
How do you feel?
Do you feel the same way about Prince Ui Seong?
Stop crying this instant!
Forgive me, Your Majesty.
I will take care of this myself. Leave now.
Yes...
You wanted to see me?
Have a seat.
I have to make a difficult decision and I wanted to see you first.
Yes, Your Majesty.
Leave us, Advisor Kim.
Yes, Your Majesty.
I was shocked at first
but if I think about it, I was in a similar position.
But...
Even if you'd die for someone, there are ones you cannot have,
and as hard as you hold on, they will slip through your fingers like sand.
By law, you are to be punished severely
but let's end it like this.
You will forget about the Crown Princess and you will get married.
That is the wisest way to put an end to this matter.
Forgive me, Your Majesty.
A person's heart is not something you can turn on or off.
I do not have confidence in my ability to love one person and marry another.
Prince Ui Seong!
If you have nothing else to say, I will leave you now.
Why do things keep getting more complicated?
No one ever taught me what to say in a situation like this.
These look pretty good on me, don't they?
Don't cry.
It's embarrassing.
Your Majesty, is there really no other way?
If we went by the book, we could find appropriate measures...
But in Prince Ui Seong's case, I don't see any other way.
There is a saying that goes, "Out of sight, out of mind."
If he rarely sees the Crown Princess, perhaps it will help him forget her.
However, I do not want to banish the 2nd in line to the throne.
To force him to live apart from his mother is too severe a punishment.
But in order to prevent anything from happening,
there is no other way.
Are you going to make him live outside while arranging his marriage then?
It was a person who started the problem. We will fix it with a person.
I'm going to discuss it with Queen Hwa Yeong and make the arrangements.
Then... What will happen to the Crown Princess?
As she had inappropriate feelings, appropriate measures will be taken.
I see.
Your Highness, will you not do anything?
I expected this.
But if you leave this time, you may never be allowed to return.
Is it really true?
They're kicking Yul out of the palace?
It's the price for breaking the law.
How can they be so cruel? He was already kicked out once.
Yul brought it upon himself.
It's my fault. This is because of me.
What, do you wish you were being kicked out too?
How can you say that? Don't you feel sorry for Yul?
Sorry?
Just looking at him makes me sick.
Then why are they letting me stay?
Did you think they would depose you over this?
I told you. You're going to live here for the rest of your life.
That's your punishment.
You may have come freely
but you can never leave of your own will.
I guess this could be my last chance.
What?
You're not thinking of following Yul, are you?
Do you want people to gossip that you got kicked out because of Yul?
I don't care.
As long as I can leave this cruel and frightening place...
Your Majesty, how can you be so cruel?
We've lived so long as nomads and have finally come home.
To send him out...
How am I supposed to live without Yul?
Queen Hwa Yeong.
This is what palace law dictates.
Your Majesty, if only for our memories, please be lenient.
What can a mother do when her child has been taken from her?
If you have the least bit of compassion,
please, anything but banishment.
It's not that I don't know how you feel.
But please don't bring that up anymore.
The decision is final.
Your Majesty, may I have a minute?
Leave us.
This is all due to Prince Ui Seong's indiscretion.
Do not think it unjust.
There are principles and reasons for everything.
You must concede to truth and justice.
If that's so, then shouldn't Yul, who is Prince Su's son, be King?
Wouldn't that be truth and justice?
I don't know what your version of truth and justice is.
The only truth and justice for me is seeing Yul crowned King.
Since I've already lost everything, the only thing left is to get it back.
Do you think you're the only one who has lost anything?
I realized it after I got married.
That His Majesty loved another woman.
I've been living for 20 years in the place that you threw away so lightly.
It took a long time for me to realize I couldn't have what I wanted.
So?
You lost the Queen's position
but I had to give up being a beloved wife.
It's enough that something was stolen from me.
I will not let anything be stolen from my son.
I don't know if you failed to steal His Majesty's heart...
But I will certainly return to Yul his place as King.
An eye for an eye.
They're going to leave Her Highness but banish Yul.
We can't have that, can we?
Lady Kwak.
Yes, Your Majesty.
Call all the elders immediately. Tell them it's urgent that I see them.
Your Majesty, if they know the truth, it won't bode well for Prince Ui Seong.
We're backed up against the edge of a cliff. It's all or nothing.
No matter how much I look at myself, I just keep getting prettier.
Whatever.
Hurry up and do this.
Gang Hyeon, hang it there. That looks good.
There they are again. My beauty must be a magnet.
Hi...
Don't you guys have a final project to do? Stop bothering us.
Well... I have something for you.
Now what?
It's the latest model from In's dad's company. It's yours.
Why is it mine?
Just take it.
No.
Don't say that!
Hey! What was that, you jerk!
I... I saved my number in the number 1 slot.
Number 1, okay? Number 1.
I really wanted this phone.
Gang Hyeon, can I have it?
- Sure. - What?
You barefaced robber! Why are you taking it?
Don't worry. I'll call number 1, 100 times a day.
Do you think you can do anything because you're a special duck?
Why do you keep rejecting me?
What's a special duck?
You know how it is in all those soap operas and comic books.
The rich guys are cool and good-looking but complete jerks.
The girl is a poor nobody with a great personality but plain looks.
But...
Gang Hyeon has a great personality and she's really pretty.
That's why she's a special duckling.
Gang Hyeon!
I oughta! Where do you think you're going?
Go!
I wish I could be your glasses,
so I could follow those bright eyes around.
You're going to make yourself sick.
I know because it happened to me. It's a real pain.
Chae Gyeong.
Is it because of Yul? It's not your fault.
It's not just that.
At first, I thought I could be a good Crown Princess...
But now I don't think I can.
It's because there's so much going on all of a sudden.
I thought about it and I don't think it's anyone's fault really.
It's mine for being such a coward.
I want to run away from the palace but I can't.
That's why this happened.
And now everyone is hurt.
Do you really want to leave that badly?
Yeah. Since I became Crown Princess, I don't know who I am anymore.
This wasn't what I wanted.
Dreaming about freedom, choosing my own future and taking responsibility...
That's what I wanted.
I know why.
It's because you're like a dandelion seed.
Me?
Yeah.
You need to float around the world, sit where you want to,
and fly when you want to. Like a dandelion seed.
This is the first time I learned that loving someone isn't enough.
I guess these are the things you learn when you become an adult.
If you do leave the palace, I'll welcome you back.
Because it's my friend's decision, I'll respect it.
Gang Hyeon.
Come here.
Hey!
You'd like it if Gyeong did that, wouldn't you?
Hey!
What nonsense is this?
Depose the Crown Princess?
I don't know how but the elders have learned about what happened.
They are taking it out on the Crown Princess.
What do we do?
The elders' power is especially strong these days.
You're right. I did not see this coming.
What do the elders demand?
I'm afraid they say it is unjust to punish only Prince Ui Seong,
and want to banish the Crown Princess as well.
So they want us to depose both of them or let both stay.
I believe so.
Also...
Yes, go ahead.
If we do not follow their demands,
they say they will tell the people.
I knew the elders favored Prince Ui Seong
but I did not know it was to this extent.
Your Majesty, what do you think?
We climb one mountain only to be faced with another.
I have no answers.
Deposal?
I'm sorry, Your Highness.
They misunderstand me. That's why they won't leave me alone.
If I'm deposed, I'll have to leave the palace.
Then...
Do I become an ordinary citizen again?
Your Highness, what are you thinking?
Maybe this is for the best.
They're probably in a fix now.
Did you think I'd lie and do nothing?
Your Majesty, the Crown Prince is here to see you.
The Crown Prince is here himself?
Let him in.
Your Highness has decided to grace me with his presence. Please sit.
You are probably very worried over Prince Ui Seong.
I doubt you're here to comfort an aunt who's disappointed you so.
Then I'll get to the point.
Go ahead.
You're not as good as I thought.
If you were,
you wouldn't target someone who can't defend herself against you.
What do you mean by that, Crown Prince?
If a person like you throws a stone,
it's not a frog but a person that dies.
If you're going to throw stones, you should throw them fairly.
Do you really think there is anyone here who can be my match?
Arrogance is always the biggest blind spot.
Leave the Crown Princess alone.
No matter what you do, she will remain unharmed.
Really?
There are people whose mere existence is harmful.
The next time you pick a fight with her,
you will pay a price.
There is fame in valor but only death in greed.
There are also tears in love.
I will leave you now.
Lonely people should be wary of love's attack.
Your love will destroy you.
What are you doing here?
Actually, I wanted to see you.
What is it?
Judging from the way you've been kissing up to the elders, they'll listen.
Tell them the truth.
That it's just you and Chae Gyeong has nothing to do with it.
You want me to stop her from getting deposed?
I think it's extreme too but why should I do that?
Lee Yul!
Do you have to do this to Chae Gyeong too?
I'm going to do what she wants.
She wants to leave the palace. So I'm going to help her leave.
Says who? Why would she?
If you can keep her here, go ahead and try.
You've taken a lot of things from me
but it can't go on like that forever.
Do you think you're the only one who lost anything? I've lost a lot too.
Since I was 5,
I was forced to be Crown Prince and I lost my humanity.
Because of laws, I lost my loving parents and the freedom to dream.
Is the reason for telling me this a cry for help?
No.
I'm just telling you because you don't seem to have a clue.
Seeing you think that you're the only one who has faced loss makes me sick.
I made it clear to you that the cycle needs to end with us.
But the one who keeps holding on is you.
What are you talking about?
You're not going to hear it from me. Think of that as my last gift to you.
Remember, our lives depend on this.
Yes.
Go.
Is that really necessary?
Didn't you want to be deposed too?
- Not this way. - It's the results that matter.
If I leave, what are you going to do?
Leave?
No one is going to banish the heir to the throne.
Mom, it's all over.
That's what you think.
I wanted to suffocate them slowly
but now that I know their weakness...
What are you talking about?
Whether you want it or not, you're going to be King!
The man you used to love. What was he like?
It's in the past.
The evils of the past...
What do you think an evil cycle means?
Stop talking nonsense.
Since I came here of my own will,
I want to leave of my own will.
It hasn't even been decided yet. Don't overstep your bounds.
I don't care if I'm deposed. I just want to be the Chae Gyeong I was.
Why are you acting like this?
I was going to do whatever it took to be by your side as Crown Princess...
But, I can't live on responsibility alone.
There's nothing you can do now.
Are you happy now?
Living as Crown Prince instead of Shin?
Still, I'm thankful I came here and that I loved you.
If we were outside...
You wouldn't have taken a second glance at me.
(Princess Hours)
Your Highness, the Crown Princess is here to see you.
Bring her in.
Yul, what's wrong?
I'm sorry. I just wanted to leave with you.
I really didn't know that they would talk about deposing you.
I wanted to keep you safe...
In the end, my greed has only brought you pain.
I'm not sure what a big deal being deposed is. But it doesn't bother me.
The Crown Princess' position isn't one I want to defend.
So even if I have to give it up, I don't mind.
Give it up?
Then, are you...
I'm going to leave the palace.
I was worrying about how to bring it up
but this makes it easier.
Are you really going to leave with me?
I'm not leaving with you. I'm just leaving.
As soon as I leave, I'm going to stop meeting you.
I'm so thankful I met such a great friend.
But it's not right to make you wait, when I can't return your feelings.
A long time ago, Shin said,
"Stars have a cycle, just as people do."
"25 million years."
"When 25 million years pass, you'll meet everyone here again."
So we'll meet then too.
Yul.
If in 25 million years, we meet again,
I want you to run away.
If you meet me, pretend you don't know me and just leave.
I will too.
Why should I?
I may be leaving Shin now
but in 25 million years, I'll love him again.
Then I'll wait for you then too.
Yul, please don't.
Why can't it be me?
I feel like my heart is going to burst and yet...
Why won't you let me in?
Crown Princess, what did you just say?
Deposal. Please do it.
Crown Princess! How dare you make such a request!
Please forgive me.
I can't live here anymore. Please allow me to leave.
Crown Princess!
Are you hoping to leave with Prince Ui Seong?
No. He has nothing to do with this.
Your Majesty...
I don't want to hear it! Get out!
Please, Your Majesty.
Crown Princess, this is not the time to bring this up.
Crown Princess, no matter how upset or hurt you are,
this is not right.
This is not the way of the Crown Princess.
I can't live as Crown Princess.
I just want to live as plain, old, Shin Chae Gyeong.
Yul.
Yul!
Mom...
I wish someone would stop me.
I'm so tired.
(Shin, I'm in Yul's room, hurry)
Shin Chae Gyeong!
Chae Gyeong...
(Shin)
(Yul)
What's going on?
Fire! Fire!
Fire!
Chae Gyeong...
(Princess Hours)
Shin is a suspect?
I believe the circumstances and evidence are not in his favor.
Shin is crying...
But I can't comfort him
because I' m so sorry. I'm so sorry.
If you never came here, or I never came back,
would the three of us be okay?
If it's for Shin, there's nothing I wouldn't do.
But it hurts so much.
But as much as it hurts, I'm thankful I met Shin.