난경은 선왕 전하가 죽던 날, 사라진 금군이 성후일 수 있음을 여화에게 말해준다. 혼란스러운 여화, 성후의 실종에 커다란 비밀이 있음을 눈치채고. 한편 금옥은 우연히 죽은 아들과 똑 닮은 사내를 목격하게 되는데.
So-woon looks into Nan-kyung's background and relays the information to Su-ho. Yeo-hwa also gets a tip from Nan-kyung that her brother's disappearance is related to the matter at the palace. Yeo-hwa asks Ji-sung about her brother, but he tries to hide the truth from her. When Ji-sung secretly leaves the house in the middle of the night, Yeo-hwa follows him.
Yeo-hwa ist überzeugt, dass eine große Verschwörung hinter dem Verschwinden ihres Bruders steckt. Geum-ok sieht einen Mann, der ihrem toten Sohn sehr ähnlich sieht.