
Minister Lee chooses the latter, and a few minutes later he meekly follows Ha Sun outside. Ha Sun gasps that he wants to make Yi-geom wish he was never born, and he asks Minister Lee what he’ll do - kill him, or help him now and sacrifice him later on behalf of the king. Ha Sun tells him that his sister was brutally violated by Minister Shin’s son, Yi-geom, and Minister Lee looks horrified. Minister Lee guesses that he wants to use the power he’ll have as king to kill someone, and he asks who it is. Ha Sun says that he’ll do whatever Minister Lee says, even die, but on one condition. He says that for Yi Heon’s sake, Minister Lee can’t kill him, and a tiny light of respect enters Minister Lee’s eyes as he asks what Ha Sun wants. Ha Sun trembles, but he raises his chin and actually takes a step towards Minister Lee, making him back up uncertainly. Minister Lee laughs, then he snatches the sword out of Ha Sun’s hand and points it at his throat. A way to trample someone until he stops breathing. He asks why Ha Sun came back, and Ha Sun says darkly,”I returned to find a way. Minister Lee finds him in the throne room, once again wearing Yi Heon’s royal robes. His confrontation with Shin Yi-geom ends in failure and humiliation, so he makes his way back to the palace. Ha Sun escapes from the palace and reunited with his troupe, only to learn that his little sister, Dal-lae, was raped by Minister Shin’s son. But the mock king is no fool, and when things don’t go quite as he planned, he’s willing to change tactics in order to do the right thing. He ignores their advice and puts himself in scary situations, and his allies are kept busy running around trying to clean up his messes. Thank goodness our little clown-turned-king has some strong supporters, because he seems determined to get himself into trouble. 113 JanuJanuThe Crowned Clown: Episode 3 by LollyPip
