Perfect Crown (21세기 대군부인)

Tell me.

Who are you trying to save here? Yourself?

Or the Grand Prince?

Him.

I can save myself.

You…

Please, Father.

Divorce him.

You bear the brunt of the allegations, from ambitions for the throne

to the staged marriage,

and divorce him.

Father…

When he loses you, his weakness,

the opposition will have nothing left to target.

Then the Grand Prince

will be able to fight back without restraint.

What if…

What if I want to save myself?

You said to choose between us.

That path, too,

leads to divorce.

Get out of that hellhole.

Avoid getting hurt any further.

PERFECT CROWN

His Royal Highness is inside.

Your Royal Highness.

How's your father doing?

What's this? A gift?

Your Royal Highness.

Yes?

Let's get a divorce.

What are you talking about?

I think it's time…

We go our separate ways.

Father has fallen ill from all the stress.

The stocks are tanking, and public sentiment is in the mud.

I heard there's a tax audit coming soon.

No wonder he's fallen ill.

I got married to become the successor.

But at this rate,

I won't even have a place to go back to.

I hear what you're saying, but…

It's not your fault.

We were both in the wrong.

But now,

I want to cut my losses.

That's why you want a divorce?

To cut your losses?

The quickest fix for stuff like this is someone stepping up to take the fall.

Holding out isn't always the answer.

Did something happen while I was gone?

Did the Queen Mother...

Whatever the Queen Mother says to me is none of your concern.

- Seong Huiju. - I already told you.

I'm not afraid of that because I had no honor to begin with.

Royal dignity, propriety, or whatever.

I couldn't care less about any of that crap.

Does it even exist?

- Seong Huiju! - Everything I have

actually has substance.

They're things I've fought for…

And claimed with my own hands.

You said the duty of a royal is to be loved.

You said that was power.

But you lost it all.

What could you possibly do for me now?

Don't do this.

Not you too…

You said you wouldn't hold me back.

You told me to just keep taking.

But I'm just losing everything right now.

And yet…

You wish to keep me bound to you?

Your Royal Highness.

This is the Crown Prince's Quarters.

It is a hall without a master.

Your Royal Highness.

I wish to be alone.

Go back to Anhwadang Hall.

Brother.

Look after the Crown Princess.

You are all she has to rely on.

Must you make things hard for her?

She relies on me?

Brother.

I doubt she ever relied on me.

But even if she did,

what could I possibly do for her?

I am sure she is well aware.

Such is the nature

of my station.

And the same must be said for the Crown Princess.

You are just being a coward.

Sure.

I hope you do not end up like me.

No.

I don't intend to.

Is this how it felt?

Did you work through the night?

Yeah.

What is it?

What?

Say what you need to say.

Please let me get into the Council Hall.

We need their approval for a divorce.

I'd like to speak for myself.

Do so, then.

Aide Choi.

Are they really going to get divorced?

Well, what can we do?

The party involved is intent on it.

And the Grand Prince doesn't get a say?

Well, His Royal Highness agreed to it…

No, but you know he doesn't mean it!

What sort of nonsense is that?

Something happened yesterday.

Is the chairman making her?

Your Royal Highness. By chance, did the chairman...

I'm getting a divorce.

Pardon?

The whole world

refers to me as a stain on his reputation.

- Your Royal Highness, that's just... - Stain or weakness…

They should be eliminated regardless.

If His Royal Highness refuses…

I need you to take my side.

The chairman is just a bit frustrated.

He didn't put her up to anything.

Then why? Why, all of a sudden?

Don't go anywhere. Wait here.

Yes, Your Royal Highness.

I understand, Your Royal Highness.

Announcing Grand Prince I-AN.

LORD INPYEONG.

Two days ago,

the Cabinet requested

that His Royal Highness cease his official duties…

His Royal Highness and I…

Will be getting a divorce.

- What is this now? - All of a sudden?

Grand Princess!

Strip me of my rank.

I risked it all to gain royal status,

was a prime suspect in the Junghwajeon Hall fire,

and collapsed after being poisoned.

That was all me.

Grand Princess.

My point is, do not pin this on the wrong person.

It appears you do not grasp the gravity of this situation.

Prime Minister Min.

I was told the royal family are not subject to investigation.

Without the king's approval, it is difficult, but…

If I am stripped of my rank,

it should be easier to investigate me, no?

Approve our divorce

and investigate me.

Seong Huiju.

Whether I'm the culprit behind the fire,

or I staged my own collapse.

Either way, I can prove that the Grand Prince had no part in any of it.

So just do it.

And all this insolent talk of him relinquishing the regency…

Enough of that.

Why are there so many?

Babe, you got this, right?

A walk in the park.

Why couldn't she just do it herself?

Huiju is the Grand Princess now. How could she?

Besides, the camera loves you more.

That's true.

Let's go.

There's CEO Seong Taeju!

- CEO Seong! - CEO Seong!

- Please look over here. - CEO Seong!

- CEO Seong! - Over here, sir!

- Over here, please! - CEO Seong!

ADDRESSING THE MARRIAGE CONTRACT LEAK

Oh, right.

Can you confirm that Castle Group had no knowledge

of the marriage contract between the Grand Prince and Princess?

There must be some sort of plan behind the three-year-divorce promise…

Following the marriage, has the handover of her management rights

- been properly finalized? - Just a moment.

First, let's calm down.

There are allegations that she staged her collapse. Is that true?

- What? - To hide the fact it was staged,

she was taken to Castle Hospital and not Royal Seoul Hospital.

Is that true?

They're even calling that a lie now?

Ma'am.

Why would she take poison when she had the world at her feet?

We just got started here.

AIDE CHOI HYEON

Regarding the contract,

Castle Group will be watering things down on our end.

So I'd appreciate your patience.

It won't be a perfectly clean slate,

but it'll lose enough steam to make it manageable.

Do you truly believe it is that simple a matter?

I'm sure you all know how much money