Heo Yun continues trying to convince that Yul Mu is plotting treason, the King still doesn't believe him. Nok Du runs into the Queen in the palace and notices that she is wearing the same jewel as the one he possesses. Meanwhile, Dong Joo is chased by a group of thugs, and she ends up falling into the well.
허윤은 광해가 능양군의 음모를 알아차리길 바라나 광해는 듣지 않는다. 녹두는 궁에서 중전과 마주치고 북받쳐 오르는 감정을 느낀다. 동주는 노름판의 박서방 패거리와 조우하고 쫓기게 되는데..
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...
