Queen Seon Deok S01E40 - Deok Man Declares to Stay Single and to Become the Successor Herself

The people who fled and have been caught are terrified seeing the leader being killed by Deok Man in front of the crowd and they start to work on the field as they should. Deok Man's next step is to give the people hope. She starts rewarding those who work diligently in the field. King Jin Pyeung feels that his conditions are getting worse each day and begins to arrange for royal nuptials for Deok Man. Deok Man in turns announces that she will not get married and will herself become the successor. Everyone is shocked by her speech and begins discussing about it animatedly. It comes as a great blow to Mi Shil as she has never thought of becoming the Ruler herself.