Episode
Dong Yi: Child Prodigy
Overview
Geum, or now known as Prince Yeoning is shocked when he realises that the nobleman is his father. He starts to get used to the life as a prince and Dong Yi is made a level 2 concubine. Dong Yi wants her son to act stupid when in school. Jang Ok Jeong hears this and asks him to sit in on the prince's exams. But it is backfired when the prince shows his knowledge and this impress the King who wants him to study with the Crown Prince. In the meantime, the Queen who is ill knows about the Crown Prince sickness and informs Dong Yi that she wants her son to study with the Crown Prince so that he can replace the King when the time comes.
Details
- Series
- Dong Yi
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 47
- Air date
- 2010-08-30
- Runtime
- 65 min
Episode context
Child Prodigy is Episode 47 in Season 1 of Dong Yi. It aired on 2010-08-30. The runtime is 65 min.
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Episode 46: Dong Yi and Her Son Come Back to The Palace
The King takes his son to a Korean sumo game and ends up participating in it to impress his son. Later, Dong Yi takes Geum to a scholar so that he can learn better and also to keep his identity as a child prodigy a secret. Jang Ok Jeong's mother hears that the King has seen Dong Yi and orders her men to burn Dong Yi's house. But, the King's guards are on watch and manage to save Dong Yi and her son. The incident helps the King to bring them back to the palace. Furthermore, since his son is now 7 years old, he must come back to the palace and have the education befitting his status. Jang Ok Jeong is furious when she sees Dong Yi and her son stroll into the palace.
Episode 48: The Plot to Kill The Queen
But then, it's decided that Prince Yeoning will be studying with a famous scholar and not with the Crown Prince. Furiously, Jang Ok Jeong's mother goes to see a shaman and wants to know the fortune of Dong Yi's son, but she is told that her family will have a bloody end. He then tries to frame Oh Ho Yang for the burning of Dong Yi's house by asking her assassin to hang him with a suicide not. But, the exiled Cheon Soo saves him. Jang Ok Jeong meanwhile knows that her son's condition is no longer a secret and she is ordered by the Queen to tell the King the truth. But the next day, the Queen collapses and Jang Ok Jeong is plotting to get rid of her.
More episodes from this season
Episode 45: King Sukjong Meets His Son
Dong Yi and Geum live outside of the palace with the commoners but Geum is desperate to find out who his father is. So, he sneaks into the palace but bumps into Jang Ok Jeong's son, the Crown Prince. Then, Jang Ok Jeong turns up and wants Geum to be beaten because he dares to come near the Crown Prince. But the Crown Prince saves him and he is allowed to leave unharmed. Geum then meets a nobleman and talks to him without realising that the nobleman is his father, the King.
Episode 49: The Death of The Queen
Since the Queen is sick, Jang Ok Jeong thinks that luck is on her side. She then orders a shaman to do some black magic near the Queen's residence because she wants her to die. But Jang Moo Yeol, who is suspicious about Jang Ok Jeong behaviour has discovered the secret about Crown Prince health. Back at the palace, Prince Yeoning finds the doll used by the shaman. But then, the Queen dies. As her last word, she wants the King to protect Prince Yeoning.
Episode 44: Dong Yi's New Son
Dong Yi confess to everything. The scholars want the King to punish Dong Yi by execution, but he refuses. Then, Dong Yi's son is dead because he has measles. Soon after, the King decides on the punishment. Cheon Soo is exiled and Dong Yi is sent out of the palace. The King vow to never meet her again. One night, the drunken King arrives at Dong Yi's new home. He then vows to never go back but then hears that she is pregnant. Later, Dong Yi has a son and the King named him Geum. Six years later, Dong Yi and Geum live with the commoners.
Episode 50: Dong Yi Promotion to Bin Level 1 Concubine
The Queen also asks the King to make Dong Yi a Queen, but Southern and Disciples' factions want Jang Ok Jeong to be the Queen. Now, Prince Yeoning and Crown Prince are becoming friends. The Crown Prince wants to know what is his illness is. So, they sneak into the pharmacy and they finally know what his illness is. Meanwhile, Dong Yi goes to see Jang Ok Jeong and wants a truce with her. Then, as the King announces that Dong Yi will be promoted to a Bin level 1 concubine, Jang Ok Jeong tells Dong Yi that she will accept her offer on the truce. But then, Prince Yeoning finds a strange book in his school bag.
Episode 43: King's Cover Up
Dong Yi finally tells the truth about her past. But, the King tries to help Dong Yi by seeing Gae Doo La who explains that her father doesn't kill Chief Seo's father. The King then announces that Dong Yi is innocent and knows nothing about the Swordsmen Society. But, she then hands herself to the police because she doesn't want to ruin the King's reputation. The King tries to stop her but to no avail. Chun Soo is also get arrested.
Episode 51: The Crown Prince is Missing
Episode 42: Oh Tae Seok's Murder
Dong Yi, Sir Shim and Chief Seo now realises that Oh Tae Seok and Jang Ok Jeong is behind the Namin official murder, framing of Sword Fraternity and the death of her father. When Oh Tae Seok knows about it, he is supposed to be taken to a safe house with Jang Moo Yeol's men but they kill him. Gae Doo La and his men who are following them are shocked when they see him killed. They end up fighting Jang Moo Yeol's men and are now being blamed for Oh Tae Seok's murder. When Jang Moo Yeol looks at the Swordsmen Society records, he notices that the leader has a daughter named Dong Yi. Then, Dong Yi sneaks out to help injured Gae Doo La to escape. But then, the King and his men turn up on only to see Dong Yi is helping a traitor.
Episode 52: The Truth About Crown Prince Illnes
Episode 41: The Hand Signals
Sword Fraternity assassins nearly kill Dong Yi but then stop when she says that she is the daughter of the original Sword Fraternity leader. Dong Yi later meets Gae Doo La who refuses to stop what he's been doing. Jang Moo Yeol meanwhile informs the King that the exiled Namin leaders have given their wealth to the poor in order to atone for their mistakes. They are all invited back by the King. Jang Moo Yeol then realises that something is not right because Sword Fraternity assassins kill the guards but not Dong Yi. In the meantime, Dong Yi who has been working hard to investigate the hand signal finally gets her breakthrough. She realises that the signal uses music notes and it spells out Oh Tae Seok's name.
Episode 53: The Attempt to Kill Prince Yeoning