I am assuming the woman who said the king should be told is the woman who "hears the dead". She marches off to the palace to tell him, but it seems he already knows because he is instructing the court to proceed with funeral rites when she arrives.
The woman arrives to tell his majesty that an incident has occurred and asks him if he is aware of it. He says he is and the woman yells at him, "And yet, how can you remain so unperturbed?". She states that the crown prices are all dying one by one and the king tells her "That is enough". He tells her there is no such thing as spirits. The woman reminds him that 30 years ago the crown princes died one after another as they are dying now. The king reminds her that his first 2 sons died of illness and his 3rd son took his own life. He tells her spirits do not exist and to speak no more of them. He tells her such talk would not do his majesty any good "...would it, mother?". She tells him if that is how he sees things, then he should do as he always does and take no action. In the meantime, she will see to the safety of the princes herself and she will find a way to ward off the spirit.
I have to say, he is pretty damn calm for a guy who just lost his 4th son. Whether it was my 1st or 4th or last, I would be apeshit crazy. I know he didn't give birth to them so it's different but he is way too calm for a father.
The king's mother has someone cleanse the palace and the king is attacked by a spirit while in bed. He is told it is going to eradicate the royal bloodline. The king reaches for his sword to fight off the spirit. Just as the spirit disappears, someone comes to tell the king that Prince Yeongan has suddenly gone into a convulsion. The prince, writhing in pain, suddenly stops. He sits up and says "Did you see?' and then screams, "Did you? I will take this one as well." and he reaches for a pair of scissors and holds it up to his eye as everyone around him tries to stop him. He lets go and convulses again, screaming, while looking as if he's gone mad. He then screams, "I will wipe out every last seed of the East Palace!".
So far, pretty good. Only 10 minutes in and in a short time, they are able to quickly tell you what is going on.
The king goes to seek the help from a monk who tells him he is too old to help but tells him about a boy named Gu-cheon. His mother was a shaman who had a curse put upon her by a diety that was angry at her. She was so agonized, she threw herself and her child into the river. The mother died but the child, who had been underwater over 15 minutes, survived. They thought that the fact that he could see spirits was because he had died and come back to life.
The old monk brings over Gu-cheon and he does not recognize the man before him as the king. The monk explains why the man is there. Right out of the gate, Gu-cheon is rude and insolent. He wants nothing to do with helping the man and tells him he should have lived a better life.
The king has Gu-cheon kidnapped and brought back to the palace to the spot where the crown prince was attacked and killed. The king tells Gu-cheon he wants him to ward off the spirit. Gu-cheon asks the king "What is the nature of the spirit?" and he is told it is none of his concern. The king asks him if he can find the spirit and get rid of it. Gu-cheon stands up, his hands tied in front of him, and he looks out on the water. He tells the king that the spirit is no longer there, that it has gone elsewhere and that he would have to look at other places.
They take him around the outside of the palace and at one point, Gu-cheon tells them they should wait there. He explains that the spirit will flee if there is anyone around with strong energy so he will go alone. His hands are untied and he is told not to do anything foolish.
As expected, he tries to escape. All the while bitching about how the monk sold him. He goes over a wall only to run into all the palace guards he had just left behind. Then he finds himself right back in front of the king.
The king places his sword over Gu-cheon's shoulder and tells him that if he attempts to flee again, he will sever both his feet. If he tells anyone that he hunts spirits in the palace, he will sever his jaw. If he fails to capture the spirit and his son dies, he will sever his head. The king tells him, "They say that once you enter the palace, you leave only in death.". He tells Gu-cheon that if he wishes to leave the palace alive, he needs to capture the spirit and get rid of it. If he is successful, he will grant Gu-cheon whatever he wishes. The king then says he is now a feng shui master of the palace and he will assign him someone who may be useful to him.
A young woman enters and the king comments that she looks almost unrecognizable and she replies, "It has been ten years". He asks her if she knows why he called for her and she replies that he must have needed someone trustworthy to keep a secret. She makes another comment that I won't repeat so you'll have to see for yourself as this just got a little bit more interesting. The young woman is the teen schoolgirl that gets pregnant in Our Blues. Her face looked familiar but I couldn't remember which drama I saw her in. Turns out Our Blues was her first drama. I need to add her to my list of actresses I need to make sure I am watching what they are in!
The king tells the young woman he as brought a spirit-catcher into the palace and he wants her to be his eyes and ears. He wants to know if he can trust him with the task he has given him or if he should be put to death. He will base his decision on what she reports back.
The young woman goes to where Gu-cheon is staying and she calls out but he doesn't answer. She finds him under some blankets mumbling nonsense. He removes the blanket and asks who she is and she tells him the king has sent her to assist him. He rudely replies "What am I to do with someone like you?". He complains that he asked for a different room so he could sleep and not for a useless person because he hasn't slept a wink. She scolds him and asks if he has no manners. She explains that his living quarters were chosen so that nobody would see him so he should not complain. He continues to complain and be rude and says he is going back to sleep. She remarks, "Once cannot expect courtesy from a brute." Ouch. She tells him, since it's their first meeting, they should exchange greetings. The young woman is Saeng-gang, an inspecting court lady.
I'm going to stop here because the action is about to start. I love this drama so far. It was just a matter of time before I started this one because I'll watch anything Nam Joo Hyuk is in and now, it's even better knowing that Roh Yoon Seo is in it too! 10/10 for me so far!
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