Grain price skyrockets, resulting in killing incidents in the market. Deok Man starts to look into the movements of the traders and finds out that it was the nobles who purchased the grain at high prices. She however cannot understand the reason why and comes to consult with Mi Shil. Bi Dam is now in charge of guiding Chun Chu, in replacement of Yu Shin. Deok Man eventually figures out the reason of the market price surge and starts to implement countermeasures. Very soon the surge subsides, much to the dismay of the nobles.

The people who fled and have been caught are terrified seeing the leader being killed by Deok Man in front of the crowd and they start to work on the field as they should. Deok Man's next step is to give the people hope. She starts rewarding those who work diligently in the field. King Jin Pyeung feels that his conditions are getting worse each day and begins to arrange for royal nuptials for Deok Man. Deok Man in turns announces that she will not get married and will herself become the successor. Everyone is shocked by her speech and begins discussing about it animatedly. It comes as a great blow to Mi Shil as she has never thought of becoming the Ruler herself.