Nok Du finally meets the King at the palace and is assigned to assist a senior chief administrative officer. Meanwhile, Heo Yun visits the King to warn that Yul Mu should not be trusted and is plotting treason. However, the King doesn't believe him, and he soon realizes that he has already been set up by Yul Mu.
율무는 궁궐에 들어온 녹두를 눈앳가시로 보면서도, 한편으로는 묘연한 동주의 행방을 찾아낼 기회로 여긴다. 쑥은 과부촌 학살을 일으킨 주범이 누구인지 혼란스러워하고, 광해는 정윤저의 행방을 찾는데..
律武將進宮的綠豆視為眼中釘,同時也視作找出東珠的機會。金蒿對於屠殺寡婦村的真凶感到困惑,而光海正在尋找鄭允杵的下落。許允希望光海察覺綾陽君的陰謀,光海卻充耳不聞。綠豆在宮中遇見中殿,激動之情湧上心頭,東珠則遇到賭場的朴大爺一伙而被追趕...