[Goong S episode 17]
It seems that the council members who are on Joon's father's side are pushing for a meeting/decision relating to Hoo's participation in the rest of the tasks. The queen and her mother ask Sae Ryung's father for his help but he says he doesn't have much power since he is a new member. But he says he'll try his best since even his daughter is asking him for help.
Sae Ryung comforts Hoo. She says she never knew how good it felt to help someone before this when he thanks her.
As Sae Ryung's father is leaving the queen's mother's room, Joon's father is waiting and says he heard that Sae Ryung's father came to visit. It seems that Sae Ryung's father has canceled the council's decisions on Hoo. He says Hoo did nothing wrong in leaving the palace. Joon's father says Sae Ryung's father should have thought that making such a decision would hurt him (he's basically threatening him). Joon's father says he won't stay put since he was stabbed in the back. Sae Ryung's father says he should've watched his back.
Alex invites Soon Yi with Hoo for that evening. Soon Yi is surprised that Hoo came so early and he says of course he came early, every second is precious to him. Hoo sounds excited that he can spend more time with Soon Yi since Alex invited her too. Soon Yi asks if he can come out like this and he says he has permission. Since he won't be able to spend alot of time with her once the tasks start again he wants to spend time with her and says there's alot of things he wants to do with her. He says she's his for today. Hoo asks her if she has to do the study partner with Joon and says he's concerned. She says he's doing it too and he says that's because the queen ordered him to. She says the queen's mother ordered it for her too. She says she's not in a position to say no anyway since she's is a recommended student Na-In and Hoo says they couldn't do anything if she said no and says it's her decision that's important. He says he minds it alot. Soon Yi says he's being jealous and he says it's instinct (?) and says no guy in the world would be happy when his girl is at another guy's room. Soon Yi looks at some other guy and says he's cool and wonders if skateboarding is fun. Hoo asks if she wants to try it. Happy (?) memories flood them as they spend a fun-filled day. ♥
Sae Ryung tells Joon that she's curious about what kind of help he'll receive from Soon Yi as a study partner. Joon says he just wanted to have her next to him. Sae Ryung says she feels awkward because he's so honest. Joon asks how it's going with her and she says she wishes he was more into it. According to her father, it seems that the queen's mother has already made up her mind (about which prince she favors). Sae Ryung says she won't consider everything over even after what she saw at the cemetery and says she thinks she can change Hoo's mind. She asks Joon for help and says helping her is good for him too. He says he's surprised to hear about hearts and emotions from Sae Ryung. She says she now understands why he liked Soon Yi even though he couldn't have her. Joon says going after a heart that he can't have is getting harder to do. He says he'll help her to the best of his ability.
Hoo and Soon Yi are picking out a cake to bring to Alex's home. Hoo says he wishes the queen could come with them too and Soon Yi says they must be having a hard time since they can't see each other. Hoo calls his Nae-Gwan and tells him that he'll be late today. Some girls see Hoo's cell phone and find out that he's the prince Hoo. A bunch of girls go after him and the two escape. Once they're away Soon Yi says it's dangerous for him to be around alot of people. Hoo apologizes to her since it's uncomfortable and she says she's fine. Hoo asks her to be patient and to not look anywhere else and just follow him. He asks her to promise him not to run away. HE tells her to never let his hand go.
Joon's mother says she's disappointed that they couldn't get anything on the queen in Africa. She wonders if they broke up. Her husband said probably not. She says she told Yoo Sang-Goong (the lady who serves the queen's mother) to be alert and he says they'll just have to wait.
The queen's going out and tells her aide where her letter to Alex is. She asks her to get a reply back if she can. She tells her aide to be careful and she tells the queen not to worry. At the professor's home, the aide tells him to be careful since the atmosphere is not too good lately. She warns him not to contact the queen for a while. She thanks him for the bell of luck.
Hoo and Soon Yi are at the parking lot when they see the aide walking out. Then Si Yon comes and demands for her bag (where Alex's reply is). The aide refuses. Hoo comes and fights Si Yon and then pulls off her mask and finds out it's Si Yon. She runs away but then other men come and take away the bag. The aide apologizes for being careless but the queen says it's all right as long as she's safe and says she should've had her bodyguard accompany her. Then Hoo says at the attack he saw the girl who's always behind Joon's father and says he saw her during the paparazzi incident at the other time also.
Joon's father is angry for Si Yon's failure. She says she didn't expect Hoo to come at that situation. He asks if she found out who the other men were and she says she hasn't. He is furious that someone else has found out their plan and disrupted it. He tells her to not show her face for a while and go into hiding.
It seems that something (a document?) of the queen's has disappeared overnight. The queen says investigation is going and hopefully things will be cleared up soon. They suspect that someone inside the palace has done this. When Joon's father is asked how he thinks about this he suggests that for the fifth task they hand over the investigation of this case to the princes. They are given 3 days to investigate this case.
Joon asks Soon Yi what Na-Ins do during their free time and she says they're only allowed to be in specified areas and can't wander around. Joon questions a Na-In about why she left past her time and she says she lost her ID card. Joon is skeptical and she says she gets points off if she loses her ID card. He asks her what she was doing and she says she was walking around looking for her card. She says while she was there she saw someone exiting the queen's room. He asks her who that was and she says it was Si-Jong-Gwan. Joon questions her and she says she was at the palace but she did not steal the document. Joon then asks her to tell him what she did that night and who she met. Of course she says she cannot tell him. Joon says that night the only person who went to the queen's room was her. Furthermore there is even a witness who says she saw Si-Jong-Gwan exit the room with a document. Joon demands why she won't tell him what she took from the room. Joon orders for Si-Jong-Gwan to be put under house arrest until this investigation ends. Hoo says that's too harsh but Joon says he has to choice but to follow the rules although personally he doesn't want to do it either.
Soon Yi's friend asks her whose side she's supposed to be on now, since Soon Yi is Joon's study partner and thus must help him. Soon Yi says she's not sure yet. Then she asks if she had money to buy makeup and her friend says she got all her money that she lent to Kim Na-In back. Supposedly Kim Na-In asked for money from practically every Na-In because she went into credit card debt and needed to pay it back. Soon Yi asks how she paid back her debt and her friend said she doesn't know either. Then they see Kim Na-In at the store and Soon Yi's friend wonders how someone who just paid back debt has money to buy so much makeup.
Joon's mother meets the queen's mother and Joon's mother says the queen's mother must be feeling disappointed since it's a given that Joon is the victor. The queen's mother tells her not to expect things so much.
The queen's mother meets Sae Ryung and says she came at the time that Sae Ryung usually came to see Hoo so she could talk. She tells Sae Ryung that she was just about her age when she first entered the palace. She says even though it is said that many women pass through the palace, only one can reside there forever and she is the queen. She asks if Sae Ryung heard (about the engagement) from her father and she says yes she did. When she's asked for her thoughts, Sae Ryung says if she could she would like to support Hoo for the rest of her life. However she says she's worried since it might put too much pressure on Hoo but the queen's mother says the two are already close.
Soon Yi says that Si-Jong-Gwan serves as a role model for all Na-Ins and Joon says they can't investigate based on emotions. Soon Yi says Kim Na-In isn't seen very well between Na-Ins and asks if he trusts her testimony. He says it matches the data and says there is no reason not to believe her. Soon Yi says she heard that when Kim Na-In was questioned, she told Hoo she didn't know anything and asks him if he doesn't think it is strange that she answered differently to the same questions.
Hoo sees Soon Yi walk out of Joon's room and says guys get jealous and tells her to skip once in a while. Soon Yi says she heard about Si-Jong-Gwan and asks what he'll do. He says he has to reveal the truth. Soon Yi says she thinks Kim Na-In is suspicious. She tells him about the debt.
Joon asks Kim Na-In if what she told him is true and she say it is. She says besides just her, there are alot of Na-Ins who wish for Joon to rise to the throne and says that's why she told him a different answer. Joon's mother arrives then and says she heard that the case is practically solved. She says she knew her son would do well and says now even the court can't do anything to block him from the throne. He says today she doesn't seem concerned that he's alone with a Na-In today. Once she's out, Joon's mother first calls Yoo Sang-Goong and tells her to be careful that Joon doesn't notice anything. Then she calls Kim Na-In's cell phone but she accidentally left it behind in Joon's room and Joon's sees it ringing.
I don't really understand what Hoo's friends are saying but they seem to have given Hoo an idea. Whatever Hoo requested will take some time and cannot be finished by tomorrow, which is the deadline, but the morning of the day after.
Joon goes to his father and says he knows everything now. He asks if the whole thing was planned by him and his father is impressed at how quickly he figured it out. Joon is angry that his father orchestrated the whole event so that now Joon is a puppet once again. He says he'll go back and tell the truth. His father says that he has no reason not to accept Soon Yi which surprises Joon. He says to do what you want you need strength. He says women come to men who have strength. Joon asks if that means he has to turns his head away from Si-Jong-Gwan. His father asks if he didn't learn how big of an impact closing his mouth at the right time had and says if Joon messes up, all the arrows will be pointed at his parents.
It seems the queen's attendant is so deeply in thought she doesn't notice her at first but she stands up quickly when she does notice. The queen feels horrible that her loyal attendant has to go through such suffering but Si-Jong-Gwan tells her to not waver at times like these. She says she can do much worse things for the queen and says if it wasn't for the queen, an orphan such as herself would not have had the opportunity to live in the palace and have an education. She tells the queen not to worry.
The next day Hoo asks for an extension. He says he believes that Si-Jong-Gwan is innocent and says that he can prove her innocence with more time. The queen's mother says for it to be fair, they need Joon's agreement. Joon says a fair competition is one that follows rules and refuses to consent. Hoo says this is not just a competition for the crown but for one person's life. He says if he loses this one he will give up his participation in the rest of the competition.
Si-Jong-Gwan asks Hoo why he is doing so much for her and Hoo says he believes that she is innocent. Hoo says honestly part of this is for himself because through this he better understood why his mother confessed her crime. He realized his mother could have been innocent but confessed to protect another person. Hoo says he will find out the truth about Si-Jong-Gwan and about his mother no matter what. Hoo's friends come over to help him.
Sae Ryung's father says Hoo is trying too hard. He says he understands that Hoo doesn't want to lose but there isn't anything he can do in a day. Sae Ryung says it isn't that Hoo wants to beat Joon but because he believes in Si-Jong-Gwan that he is working so hard. She says Hoo is that kind of a person.
The next day, Hoo asks for Kim Na-In and Yoo Sang-Goong. Hoo tells Kim Na-In that Si-Jong-Gwan had not seen her that night. He asks how far away they were from each other and walks a distance away to verify the distance. He says that according to records Kim Na-In saw the royal insignia on the folder and asks her if she can see it from that distance. She says yes and Hoo says her eyesight must be poor as the folder has no mark. He says furthermore it must have been darker then and says he finds it hard to believe that Kim Na-In saw correctly. He asks her about losing the ID and asks if she found it. She says she did and Hoo says according to another Na-In who was on duty, she says she did not see Kim Na-In between 6 and 8 that night. He says that must mean she lost her ID before 6. However, she checked in with her ID at 7:20. He asks her what happened. He also asks about the money she owed people, which was approximately $10,000. Hoo demands Kim Na-In to answer that she stole the document that night. She breaks down crying and asks Yoo Sang-Goong to save her.
Hoo's friends and Sae Ryung are waiting in the cafeteria when Hoo calls Sae Ryung and says he won. Everyone's very happy and cheer =)
Si-Jong-Gwan thanks Hoo for his help and he says this is his gratitude for helping him out before. She says she remembers when he first entered the palace but he has changed alot since then.
Soon Yi stops by Hoo's room and he tells her to come in. He says whenever he's with her, he wants to be honest and courageous and Soon Yi says he is, especially the case with Si-Jong-Gwan. She says he's becoming true royalty. He said there were a lot of things that went chaotic on the way, like the time they met again.
Sae Ryung enters Hoo's room and see him and Soon Yi dancing. She walks out and meets the queen's mother. She excuses herself and walks away quickly. Meanwhile, Soon Yi and Hoo are seated together cozily and Soon Yi wonders how she came to like him, since they always fought when they were together. She says it's hard to believe that she's with him. Hoo says they shouldn't hide it and just go as their hearts lead them. Soon Yi wonders if that's okay. Meanwhile, the queen's mother is looking on from the outside.
Sae Ryung comforts Hoo. She says she never knew how good it felt to help someone before this when he thanks her.
As Sae Ryung's father is leaving the queen's mother's room, Joon's father is waiting and says he heard that Sae Ryung's father came to visit. It seems that Sae Ryung's father has canceled the council's decisions on Hoo. He says Hoo did nothing wrong in leaving the palace. Joon's father says Sae Ryung's father should have thought that making such a decision would hurt him (he's basically threatening him). Joon's father says he won't stay put since he was stabbed in the back. Sae Ryung's father says he should've watched his back.
Alex invites Soon Yi with Hoo for that evening. Soon Yi is surprised that Hoo came so early and he says of course he came early, every second is precious to him. Hoo sounds excited that he can spend more time with Soon Yi since Alex invited her too. Soon Yi asks if he can come out like this and he says he has permission. Since he won't be able to spend alot of time with her once the tasks start again he wants to spend time with her and says there's alot of things he wants to do with her. He says she's his for today. Hoo asks her if she has to do the study partner with Joon and says he's concerned. She says he's doing it too and he says that's because the queen ordered him to. She says the queen's mother ordered it for her too. She says she's not in a position to say no anyway since she's is a recommended student Na-In and Hoo says they couldn't do anything if she said no and says it's her decision that's important. He says he minds it alot. Soon Yi says he's being jealous and he says it's instinct (?) and says no guy in the world would be happy when his girl is at another guy's room. Soon Yi looks at some other guy and says he's cool and wonders if skateboarding is fun. Hoo asks if she wants to try it. Happy (?) memories flood them as they spend a fun-filled day. ♥
Sae Ryung tells Joon that she's curious about what kind of help he'll receive from Soon Yi as a study partner. Joon says he just wanted to have her next to him. Sae Ryung says she feels awkward because he's so honest. Joon asks how it's going with her and she says she wishes he was more into it. According to her father, it seems that the queen's mother has already made up her mind (about which prince she favors). Sae Ryung says she won't consider everything over even after what she saw at the cemetery and says she thinks she can change Hoo's mind. She asks Joon for help and says helping her is good for him too. He says he's surprised to hear about hearts and emotions from Sae Ryung. She says she now understands why he liked Soon Yi even though he couldn't have her. Joon says going after a heart that he can't have is getting harder to do. He says he'll help her to the best of his ability.
Hoo and Soon Yi are picking out a cake to bring to Alex's home. Hoo says he wishes the queen could come with them too and Soon Yi says they must be having a hard time since they can't see each other. Hoo calls his Nae-Gwan and tells him that he'll be late today. Some girls see Hoo's cell phone and find out that he's the prince Hoo. A bunch of girls go after him and the two escape. Once they're away Soon Yi says it's dangerous for him to be around alot of people. Hoo apologizes to her since it's uncomfortable and she says she's fine. Hoo asks her to be patient and to not look anywhere else and just follow him. He asks her to promise him not to run away. HE tells her to never let his hand go.
Joon's mother says she's disappointed that they couldn't get anything on the queen in Africa. She wonders if they broke up. Her husband said probably not. She says she told Yoo Sang-Goong (the lady who serves the queen's mother) to be alert and he says they'll just have to wait.
The queen's going out and tells her aide where her letter to Alex is. She asks her to get a reply back if she can. She tells her aide to be careful and she tells the queen not to worry. At the professor's home, the aide tells him to be careful since the atmosphere is not too good lately. She warns him not to contact the queen for a while. She thanks him for the bell of luck.
Hoo and Soon Yi are at the parking lot when they see the aide walking out. Then Si Yon comes and demands for her bag (where Alex's reply is). The aide refuses. Hoo comes and fights Si Yon and then pulls off her mask and finds out it's Si Yon. She runs away but then other men come and take away the bag. The aide apologizes for being careless but the queen says it's all right as long as she's safe and says she should've had her bodyguard accompany her. Then Hoo says at the attack he saw the girl who's always behind Joon's father and says he saw her during the paparazzi incident at the other time also.
Joon's father is angry for Si Yon's failure. She says she didn't expect Hoo to come at that situation. He asks if she found out who the other men were and she says she hasn't. He is furious that someone else has found out their plan and disrupted it. He tells her to not show her face for a while and go into hiding.
It seems that something (a document?) of the queen's has disappeared overnight. The queen says investigation is going and hopefully things will be cleared up soon. They suspect that someone inside the palace has done this. When Joon's father is asked how he thinks about this he suggests that for the fifth task they hand over the investigation of this case to the princes. They are given 3 days to investigate this case.
Joon asks Soon Yi what Na-Ins do during their free time and she says they're only allowed to be in specified areas and can't wander around. Joon questions a Na-In about why she left past her time and she says she lost her ID card. Joon is skeptical and she says she gets points off if she loses her ID card. He asks her what she was doing and she says she was walking around looking for her card. She says while she was there she saw someone exiting the queen's room. He asks her who that was and she says it was Si-Jong-Gwan. Joon questions her and she says she was at the palace but she did not steal the document. Joon then asks her to tell him what she did that night and who she met. Of course she says she cannot tell him. Joon says that night the only person who went to the queen's room was her. Furthermore there is even a witness who says she saw Si-Jong-Gwan exit the room with a document. Joon demands why she won't tell him what she took from the room. Joon orders for Si-Jong-Gwan to be put under house arrest until this investigation ends. Hoo says that's too harsh but Joon says he has to choice but to follow the rules although personally he doesn't want to do it either.
Soon Yi's friend asks her whose side she's supposed to be on now, since Soon Yi is Joon's study partner and thus must help him. Soon Yi says she's not sure yet. Then she asks if she had money to buy makeup and her friend says she got all her money that she lent to Kim Na-In back. Supposedly Kim Na-In asked for money from practically every Na-In because she went into credit card debt and needed to pay it back. Soon Yi asks how she paid back her debt and her friend said she doesn't know either. Then they see Kim Na-In at the store and Soon Yi's friend wonders how someone who just paid back debt has money to buy so much makeup.
Joon's mother meets the queen's mother and Joon's mother says the queen's mother must be feeling disappointed since it's a given that Joon is the victor. The queen's mother tells her not to expect things so much.
The queen's mother meets Sae Ryung and says she came at the time that Sae Ryung usually came to see Hoo so she could talk. She tells Sae Ryung that she was just about her age when she first entered the palace. She says even though it is said that many women pass through the palace, only one can reside there forever and she is the queen. She asks if Sae Ryung heard (about the engagement) from her father and she says yes she did. When she's asked for her thoughts, Sae Ryung says if she could she would like to support Hoo for the rest of her life. However she says she's worried since it might put too much pressure on Hoo but the queen's mother says the two are already close.
Soon Yi says that Si-Jong-Gwan serves as a role model for all Na-Ins and Joon says they can't investigate based on emotions. Soon Yi says Kim Na-In isn't seen very well between Na-Ins and asks if he trusts her testimony. He says it matches the data and says there is no reason not to believe her. Soon Yi says she heard that when Kim Na-In was questioned, she told Hoo she didn't know anything and asks him if he doesn't think it is strange that she answered differently to the same questions.
Hoo sees Soon Yi walk out of Joon's room and says guys get jealous and tells her to skip once in a while. Soon Yi says she heard about Si-Jong-Gwan and asks what he'll do. He says he has to reveal the truth. Soon Yi says she thinks Kim Na-In is suspicious. She tells him about the debt.
Joon asks Kim Na-In if what she told him is true and she say it is. She says besides just her, there are alot of Na-Ins who wish for Joon to rise to the throne and says that's why she told him a different answer. Joon's mother arrives then and says she heard that the case is practically solved. She says she knew her son would do well and says now even the court can't do anything to block him from the throne. He says today she doesn't seem concerned that he's alone with a Na-In today. Once she's out, Joon's mother first calls Yoo Sang-Goong and tells her to be careful that Joon doesn't notice anything. Then she calls Kim Na-In's cell phone but she accidentally left it behind in Joon's room and Joon's sees it ringing.
I don't really understand what Hoo's friends are saying but they seem to have given Hoo an idea. Whatever Hoo requested will take some time and cannot be finished by tomorrow, which is the deadline, but the morning of the day after.
Joon goes to his father and says he knows everything now. He asks if the whole thing was planned by him and his father is impressed at how quickly he figured it out. Joon is angry that his father orchestrated the whole event so that now Joon is a puppet once again. He says he'll go back and tell the truth. His father says that he has no reason not to accept Soon Yi which surprises Joon. He says to do what you want you need strength. He says women come to men who have strength. Joon asks if that means he has to turns his head away from Si-Jong-Gwan. His father asks if he didn't learn how big of an impact closing his mouth at the right time had and says if Joon messes up, all the arrows will be pointed at his parents.
It seems the queen's attendant is so deeply in thought she doesn't notice her at first but she stands up quickly when she does notice. The queen feels horrible that her loyal attendant has to go through such suffering but Si-Jong-Gwan tells her to not waver at times like these. She says she can do much worse things for the queen and says if it wasn't for the queen, an orphan such as herself would not have had the opportunity to live in the palace and have an education. She tells the queen not to worry.
The next day Hoo asks for an extension. He says he believes that Si-Jong-Gwan is innocent and says that he can prove her innocence with more time. The queen's mother says for it to be fair, they need Joon's agreement. Joon says a fair competition is one that follows rules and refuses to consent. Hoo says this is not just a competition for the crown but for one person's life. He says if he loses this one he will give up his participation in the rest of the competition.
Si-Jong-Gwan asks Hoo why he is doing so much for her and Hoo says he believes that she is innocent. Hoo says honestly part of this is for himself because through this he better understood why his mother confessed her crime. He realized his mother could have been innocent but confessed to protect another person. Hoo says he will find out the truth about Si-Jong-Gwan and about his mother no matter what. Hoo's friends come over to help him.
Sae Ryung's father says Hoo is trying too hard. He says he understands that Hoo doesn't want to lose but there isn't anything he can do in a day. Sae Ryung says it isn't that Hoo wants to beat Joon but because he believes in Si-Jong-Gwan that he is working so hard. She says Hoo is that kind of a person.
The next day, Hoo asks for Kim Na-In and Yoo Sang-Goong. Hoo tells Kim Na-In that Si-Jong-Gwan had not seen her that night. He asks how far away they were from each other and walks a distance away to verify the distance. He says that according to records Kim Na-In saw the royal insignia on the folder and asks her if she can see it from that distance. She says yes and Hoo says her eyesight must be poor as the folder has no mark. He says furthermore it must have been darker then and says he finds it hard to believe that Kim Na-In saw correctly. He asks her about losing the ID and asks if she found it. She says she did and Hoo says according to another Na-In who was on duty, she says she did not see Kim Na-In between 6 and 8 that night. He says that must mean she lost her ID before 6. However, she checked in with her ID at 7:20. He asks her what happened. He also asks about the money she owed people, which was approximately $10,000. Hoo demands Kim Na-In to answer that she stole the document that night. She breaks down crying and asks Yoo Sang-Goong to save her.
Hoo's friends and Sae Ryung are waiting in the cafeteria when Hoo calls Sae Ryung and says he won. Everyone's very happy and cheer =)
Si-Jong-Gwan thanks Hoo for his help and he says this is his gratitude for helping him out before. She says she remembers when he first entered the palace but he has changed alot since then.
Soon Yi stops by Hoo's room and he tells her to come in. He says whenever he's with her, he wants to be honest and courageous and Soon Yi says he is, especially the case with Si-Jong-Gwan. She says he's becoming true royalty. He said there were a lot of things that went chaotic on the way, like the time they met again.
Sae Ryung enters Hoo's room and see him and Soon Yi dancing. She walks out and meets the queen's mother. She excuses herself and walks away quickly. Meanwhile, Soon Yi and Hoo are seated together cozily and Soon Yi wonders how she came to like him, since they always fought when they were together. She says it's hard to believe that she's with him. Hoo says they shouldn't hide it and just go as their hearts lead them. Soon Yi wonders if that's okay. Meanwhile, the queen's mother is looking on from the outside.