Lee Se-young and Lee Jong-suk, The Remarried Empress
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Episode 4 of The Remarried Empress ended on quite the cliffhanger. Rashta (Lee Se-young), the new mistress of Emperor Sovieshu (Ju Ji-hoon), came forward as the one who’s been exchanging anonymous letters with Prince Heinrey (Lee Jong-suk). There’s just one major problem: Rashta is simply posing as the writer, and an exclusive clip (below) from Episode 5 shared with TV Guide reveals that Heinrey is about to expose her — publicly — for her lies.
Earlier on, Heinrey of the Western Kingdom announced his search for the person in the Eastern Empire to whom he’s been writing. The identity of the correspondent is none other than Empress Navier (Shin Min-a), the recently scorned wife of Emperor Sovieshu. Though Navier knows Heinrey is looking for her, she wants their correspondence to remain a secret for political and personal reasons. That’s why she is surprised when, in the final moments of The Remarried Empress Episode 4, Rashta announces herself as his pen pal.
But Rashta’s front isn’t going to last long. In the exclusive clip from the upcoming episode, Heinrey reveals at a table full of royals — including Emperor Sovieshu and Empress Navier — that the mistress has deceived him. Sovieshu immediately comes to Rashta’s defense. “I told you to be careful with your words,” he warns. But Heinrey is entirely unfazed. “Please tell Your Majesty’s mistress to be careful with hers,” the prince quips back. What unfolds is a satisfying confrontation as Heinrey calls out Rashta’s lies while hinting that he does, in fact, know that Navier is the true correspondent.
The Remarried Empress, which premiered on Disney+ and Hulu Nov. 3 and adapts the Naver Webtoon of the same name, follows the unraveling marriage of Empress Navier and Emperor Sovieshu. On a hunting trip, Sovieshu saves Rashta, a runaway slave, and instantly becomes enamored. He decides to take her as a mistress, despite having promised Navier that he would never take one during his reign. As Navier wrestles with the unwelcome addition to the palace, she meets the Western Kingdom’s Prince Heinrey.
Watch the exclusive clip below. Episodes 5 and 6 of The Remarried Empress premiere on Nov. 11.