Here's my current take on who is the enemy: Hint, it's the queen and the right minister uncle, but they're not on the same team.
Since the beginning, I already thought the queen was off, though I wasn't convinced she was the enemy as she didn't seem to have the same sentiments as her uncle.
I have a whole puzzle starting to piece together in my head the past few episodes until it somewhat have be solidified in ep 10.
So here's the hints I've been picking up leading to the latest episodes:
Queen team: As per the latest ep, a lot of you may already gotten the hint that the queen's son is not the king's. And yes, I've had that idea which I thought was far fetched then, around the time shaman revealed the curse. If the Song family is gonna take over the Yi family, someone needs to the heir to take the throne. But who could it be? That's when I thought of the grand prince. The whole focus on him during the curse revelation just made this theory of mine stronger. Then when they revealed the leader of the 'bandits' I made the connection to the queen and thought they could've been lovers, hence the prince is not the king's son, but is the sole heir left of the song family.
The couple who run the resto seems to be part of the Song family or are from Byeokcheon (as they seem to want to go back to their hometown, but couldn't, leading for me to believe, their hometown is no longer what it used to be, which is Byeokcheon after the whole bandit situation).
The CP's bodyguard also is from Byeokcheon and is a spy placed to monitor CP. (There was a brief moment the lady running the resto saw him and seemed to recognise him but tried to feign ignorance. The CP also mentioned he took the bodyguard under his wing after finding him on the streets, leading for me to doubt his origin). Though for some reason, I think he will choose the CP side at the end.
In conclusion, I think the Song family or the people under Byeokcheon are not completely evil. I believe the Right Minister instigated the whole bandit situation to create an opportunity for him to raise his status. This would explain why the queen would want him dead - to avenge her lover, the leader of the 'bandit'. The displaced people from Byeokcheon (like the married couple and possibly the bodyguard who is probably related to the couple) didn't seem to be bad either, they are probably fighting as they just want to reinstate their old hometown. This whole curse thing between the Song and Yi family is nothing but a misunderstanding and carefully crafted conflict created by the ultimate villain, the right minister uncle.
Since the beginning, I already thought the queen was off, though I wasn't convinced she was the enemy as she didn't seem to have the same sentiments as her uncle.
I have a whole puzzle starting to piece together in my head the past few episodes until it somewhat have be solidified in ep 10.
So here's the hints I've been picking up leading to the latest episodes:
Queen team:
As per the latest ep, a lot of you may already gotten the hint that the queen's son is not the king's. And yes, I've had that idea which I thought was far fetched then, around the time shaman revealed the curse. If the Song family is gonna take over the Yi family, someone needs to the heir to take the throne. But who could it be? That's when I thought of the grand prince. The whole focus on him during the curse revelation just made this theory of mine stronger. Then when they revealed the leader of the 'bandits' I made the connection to the queen and thought they could've been lovers, hence the prince is not the king's son, but is the sole heir left of the song family.
The couple who run the resto seems to be part of the Song family or are from Byeokcheon (as they seem to want to go back to their hometown, but couldn't, leading for me to believe, their hometown is no longer what it used to be, which is Byeokcheon after the whole bandit situation).
The CP's bodyguard also is from Byeokcheon and is a spy placed to monitor CP. (There was a brief moment the lady running the resto saw him and seemed to recognise him but tried to feign ignorance. The CP also mentioned he took the bodyguard under his wing after finding him on the streets, leading for me to doubt his origin). Though for some reason, I think he will choose the CP side at the end.
In conclusion, I think the Song family or the people under Byeokcheon are not completely evil. I believe the Right Minister instigated the whole bandit situation to create an opportunity for him to raise his status. This would explain why the queen would want him dead - to avenge her lover, the leader of the 'bandit'. The displaced people from Byeokcheon (like the married couple and possibly the bodyguard who is probably related to the couple) didn't seem to be bad either, they are probably fighting as they just want to reinstate their old hometown. This whole curse thing between the Song and Yi family is nothing but a misunderstanding and carefully crafted conflict created by the ultimate villain, the right minister uncle.