King Hyejong’s health is failing him, and Chae-ryung acts suspiciously as she’s left in charge of adding herbs to the king’s bath. Wook says he’ll heed the warning, but adds that he went a little further than he would have because it was something he couldn’t get done as “just” a high-ranking official. So says he only got into politics to be able to go against Wook, since he still suspects him. His half-brother laughs, claiming to be impressed by how So’s handling politics now. Despite Wook being a high-ranking official now, So warns him against making up orders from the king, since he’ll start to make people angry. Wook claims to speak for the ailing King Hyejong as he calls for a restructuring of the military at the next assembly, but So calls him out for using the king’s illness in order to become regent. Foiled, So lies back to look at the stars before asking her to spend her upcoming day off with him. So says that the king will marry her off to an old man at this rate, but Su’s not worried, since the king holds her in high regard. He’s also denied from stealing a kiss, which Su preempts before he even has a chance. Didn’t he say he would get her permission first? So chances a smile as he asks for her permission now, but he’s denied. He leans in for a kiss, but Su quickly puts a hand to his lips to stop him. “If you’re not going to come to me, don’t leave me with hope. So smiles, “Are you trying to make me give up on you, or do you want me to only have eyes for you?” He describes how all his problems seem to go away whenever he sees her, so he can’t very well live without her now. His mother had seen the look on his face and hid Jung, causing So to muse, “Perhaps she already knew that I would become a person who would kill my own brother.” Su tells him that it’s normal to think that of one’s younger siblings, and describes how she used to wish for her own sibling to disappear. After Su tells him the sad story of the Cassiopeia constellation, he tells her about how long ago, he’d seen his younger brother Jung in his mother’s lap and wished desperately for him to just disappear. He takes her to an outdoor spot where they can best see the stars, and the two bicker over how much they each know about astronomy. He tries again in front of her, causing Su to fight the smile threatening to break out from his antics.
Hah, he claims he made sure to not make the sound too realistic so she wouldn’t be fooled. Later that night, Su hears the sound of a very ill dog howling, but it turns out to be So.
He apparently brought nothing back for Su from whatever journey they were on, which he claims is how it should be-the gift of his return should be enough for a court lady. Thirteenth prince Baek-ah gives Su scented oil from Bulgaria, much to So’s ire. It’s Su’s birthday after all, though Su says the best gift is having Chae-ryung in Damiwon with her.Ĭhae-ryung said she was only freed from her servitude to Wook’s household on Su’s behalf, which causes Su to lose the small smile she had. Chae-ryung, now a court lady as well, cheerily gives Su a pouch she can use on her injured knee.
She’s also turned much more serious according to her rank, and writes down notes about the king’s somewhat ailing health in Hangul, which wasn’t an invention of that time. Su is now sanggung, the highest attainable rank for a court lady, and rules over Damiwon like Court Lady Oh once did. It’s the year 945, the second year of King Hyejong’s (formerly Crown Prince Mu’s) reign, and two years after the events of the last episode. And while Su may have found more of a place in a world that’s growing less and less new to her by the year, that same world always seems to want her dead.
It’s great to have two people who know how to be honest with each other, though there’s the inevitable trial and error as they face issues that can’t be easily ignored.
There’s loads of development when it comes to our two lovebirds this hour, even if it comes wrapped in bittersweet packaging. 756 OctoOctoMoon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo: Episode 14 by HeadsNo2