The king warns the Crown Prince about letting his true feelings show to others if he wants to hold onto the title of Crown Prince. Both the Norons and the Sorons are nervous about how the Crown Prince has been acting. Meanwhile, the king is angry about a book that has been circulating in the palace.

The king is convinced the book was created by the Sorons, so he arrests everyone in the party and Kim Taek starts a dangerous rumor. Meanwhile, the king gets an unexpected offer.

The king takes away the Crown Prince's rights. Three years pass, the Crown Prince asks Kim Taek to teach him and become his new master. Meanwhile, the Crown Prince spends his time with the children of Noron at with geishas and unexpectedly runs into Ji Dam.