Mi Shil is away from Silla with her followers for a change of air. Se Jong and Seol Won begin to scheme against each other politically and gather troops secretly. Both parties eventually give up on breaking out a mutiny based on trust. Deok Man becomes busier trying to understand Mi Shil's conditions and real intentions. She shudders at the changes of Mi Shil. The actions of Deok Man and Chun Chu have seemingly awaken a fierce lion.

Deok Man wants to push for taxation reform in the court but Mi Shil in turn retaliates by getting unanimous veto votes. Mi Shil has decided to the most despicable way to suppress the power of Deok Man.