![]() ![]() ![]() The Queen now realizes that the King will eliminate everyone who knows their secret, so she sends her maid to warn Hong-rim's loyal subordinates, and they manage to free Hong-rim from prison and flee the city with him. In a jealous rage, he has Hong-rim castrated and sent to prison. When the two lovers attempt to save each other by begging the King to kill them and not the other, the King realizes how strong their romantic love for each other is. They end up having passionate sex in the library, but the King realizes what is happening and catches them in flagrante delicto. Hong-rim sneaks out from the King's bedside to meet the Queen in the library. She also bears news that the Queen has finally conceived a child. The night before Hong-rim's departure, the Queen's personal maid secretly informs him that the Queen wishes to meet him one last time. ![]() He decides to overlook everything that had happened, and instead orders Hong-rim to go away for a while to clear his mind and settle his emotions. The King pardons him, believing Hong-rim's claim that his involvement with the Queen was purely lust. In a last-ditch effort to change the King's mind, Hong-rim asks the Queen to stay away from him, and goes to the King to offer his own life in exchange for forgiveness. In despair, the Queen attempts to kill herself by slitting her wrists, but fails. The King remains firm in his decision, despite entreaties from both the Queen and Hong-rim. The king tells them that he has decided that the Queen will continue to try and beget an heir, but only with another subordinate. To punish them and to also gauge the depth of Hong-rim's affection for the Queen, the King calls the two together to his chamber. The King begins to suspect Hong-rim's infidelity and soon gains evidence through his junior commander. The two passionate lovers surpass their "official mission" and continue to meet each other at midnight in the library in secret. However, their relationship does not stop at procreation, but an intense romance soon blossoms between the two, and in this strong intimate relationship there is no place for the King. Hong-rim and the Queen are uncomfortable accepting the royal order, but they finally comply. The King finally decides to charge Hong-rim with a strange commission: penetrate the Queen to impregnate her. The King's palace guard is composed of thirty six young soldiers, led by military commander Hong-rim ( Jo In-sung), who is also the King's lover. There is constant pressure on the King both from the Yuan emperor and his own counselors to produce a crown prince and ensure the continuity of the royal dynasty. The King ( Joo Jin-mo) of Goryeo is married to a Yuan Dynasty princess ( Song Ji-hyo), but they do not have any children. ![]()
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