The Empress Dowager is shocked to hear of the Emperor's return unscathed. When she talks to him, she tells him to divorce the Empress immediately, but the Emperor tells her he'll resolve the problem his way. Later, the Empress Dowager calls in Mr. Pyo and orders him to stop Empress Eun at all costs from entering the palace. Meanwhile, Kang Hee discovers from Joo Seung that Yu Ra was with him at the mental hospital.
“끝까지 비겁하게 외면할 거야? 덮는다고 덮어지지 않아!”
이혁에게 엄마가 겪은 고통을 되돌려준 왕식.
하지만 여전히 반성하지 않는 이혁에게 써니는 분노한다.
한편 아리를 황태녀로 만들어 권력의 단꿈을 꾸는 태후와 강희 앞에 새로운 황실의 일원이 등장하는데..
