Determined to prove that the sacred jar of King Taejo was deliberately broken, Gangcheon drops the vessel onto the floor. As King Seonjo erupts in fury, Gwanghae steps forward and claims full responsibility for the act. King Seonjo immediately orders Euldam's arrest. In a desperate attempt to save her father, Jeongi strikes the petition drum, proclaiming Euldam's innocence to the court…
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Jeongi accuses Gwanghae of stealing her jade belt, and as she tries to flee and leave him behind, she is seized once again by Gwanghae. Forced to wander with their wrists bound together, the two soon find themselves in grave danger. As punishment for losing the royal jade belt, Gwanghae is assigned as deputy director under the chief artisan Shinseong. Meanwhile, Jeongi sets out on a journey to enter the Bunwon pottery workshop…
Jeongi clings to Euldam, sobbing and begging him not to go, while the wounded Taedo fumes in frustration after seeing an assassin vanish into the darkness. Seeking out Hwa-ryeong, Jeongi travels to the merchant guild, where she comes face to face with Gangcheon. She boldly asks whether he will apologize for humiliating Euldam once she becomes the greatest master potter in Joseon.
Determined to prove that the sacred jar of King Taejo was deliberately broken, Gangcheon drops the vessel onto the floor. As King Seonjo erupts in fury, Gwanghae steps forward and claims full responsibility for the act. King Seonjo immediately orders Euldam's arrest. In a desperate attempt to save her father, Jeongi strikes the petition drum, proclaiming Euldam's innocence to the court…
Tormented by the shattered fragments of the sacred jar of King Taejo, Gwanghae seeks out Son Haengsu. Recognizing him, Hwa-ryeong urges Gwanghae to meet Jeongi, and he is stunned to learn that she is Euldam's daughter. When Jeongi falls from her horse and lands in Gwanghae's arms, she panics and struggles in surprise—only for them both to tumble to the ground.
Leaving the collapsed Gwanghae behind, Jeongi escapes home with Taedo's help. While hiding at a tavern, Jeongi overhears a conversation between King Seonjo and Euldam, only to be startled when her eyes meet Gwanghae's. King Seonjo orders Euldam to create ritual vessels to be used for the Jongmyo ancestral rites.
During the competition for the Bunwon nangcheong position, Gangcheon comes face to face with Euldam and is unable to contain his anger. Meanwhile, Royal Noble Consort Inbin, the King's favored consort, devises a scheme in preparation for any possible outcome. At last, King Seonjo examines the porcelain made by Euldam and Gangcheon and reaches a careful decision. After meeting with Gangcheon, Yeonok is seized by severe labor pains…
King Yeongjo decides to abolish the section chief of personnel. The senior officials are furious. Prince Milpoong walks into the palace himself and kills himself. Inspectors at Saheonbu support the King's decision. Lee Yin Jwa and Wi Byeong Joo are executed.
An unidentified plague starts spreading from the southern provinces, and the capital city is soon affected. The commoners start to blame the king who supposedly killed his brother and took the throne. Prince Milpoong and Wi Byeong Joo escaped from their exile place and followed Lee Yin Jwa as he prepares for a revolt. Also, Queen Dowager falls ill from the plague.
King Gyeongjong dies of poisoning, and a rumor spreads that the Crown Prince let him die intentionally. The Chief Justice blames the Crown Prince and objects to his enthronement. The Crown Prince himself questions himself in self-doubt. But with his former teacher's support, the Crown Prince goes to meet Queen Dowager and take control.
King Gyeongjong suddenly falls ill, and there are suspicions that Prince Milpoong sneaked into the Royal Infirmary. The Crown Prince stops the royal doctors from giving medicine to the King in case it was poisoned. But his position as Crown Prince is endangered as he comes under suspicion of trying to take the throne. Private doctors are called to the palace to examine the King.
Prince Milpoong murders a guard in the court palace, and the guards issue an emergency. The Crown Prince swears to make Prince Milpoong pay for his crimes. Dal Moon tells Yoon Yeong that he had to deceive Prince Milpoong to save her and help the Crown Prince. Byeong Joo is arrested but refuses to admit his crimes and instead says Moon Soo would have done the same thing. The king announces that the treason case was fabricated.
Prince Yeoning persuades Min Jin Heon to side with him for the moment and stops the special judiciary agency. Meanwhile, Dal Moon turns out to have been secretly supporting the Crown Prince by trying to extract information from Prince Milpoong. The Crown Prince visits Prince Milpoong to help Dal Moon get the decisive information. Moon Soo finds evidence for Byeong Joo's murder of Jeong Seok and decides to do a night inspection.
The special judiciary agency is opened to investigate the Crown Prince's involvement in treacherous plottings. Wi Byeong Joo was being interrogated but is released and takes charge of the treason case. Dal Moon is now working for Prince Milpoong. He spreads rumors in the city, saying that the Crown Prince isn't the late king's son. Moon Soo and his colleagues find evidence related to Byeong Joo's coverup of Jeong Seok's murder.
Chang Joong and Yi Gyeom meet the king to recommend Prince Yeoning as the Crown Prince. Meanwhile, Moon Soo and his colleagues notice that Yeo Ji isn't back after she left to talk to the students. It turns out the assassins sent to kill Prince Yeoning were ordered by Prince Milpoong and not Min Jin Heon. The widowed Queen recommends Prince Yeoning, and the king, after some doubt, orders Prince Yeoning be made Crown Prince.
Prince Yeoning returns to his former colleagues Park Moon Soo and Yeo Ji and tells them he was behind the investigation on exam corruption. Prince Yeoning is now determined to become king. But the Minister of Personnel meets with the king and tries to persuade him otherwise. Meanwhile, the Patriarchs manipulate public opinion so the exam corruption case won't attract too much attention. And the Saganwon is out to stop the king from putting pressure on the Patriarchs.
Yeo Ji and her colleagues find out that Prince Yeoning had been supporting them all along. It's finally the day the exam results are announced, and Moon Soo fails to find his name on the list. He is certain that there is corruption going on surrounding the state exam. Inspector Yoon Hyeok knows about the corruptions but can't find a way to investigate them. This changes when he meets Park Moon Soo.
The Crown Prince has become king but does not win respect because of a lack of an heir. He is powerless at court. Meanwhile, Prince Yeoning meets the Minister of Personnel to tell him that Prince Milpoong probably killed Prince Yeonryeong, but the Minister is only interested in solidifying political power. The Patriarchs scheme with prisoners and let them escape, but Prince Yeoning sees through it.
King Sukjong calls the Chief Inspector and orders him to help him make Prince Yeoning king. Meanwhile, the Patriarchs have decided to support Prince Yeonryeong. The Minister of Personnel persuades Prince Yeoning to withdraw his testimony and indict Jeong Seok for instigating false testimony. Prince Yeoning feels hopeless about the whole situation and has to testify again.
Prince Yeoning decides to testify at the Supreme Court of Saheonbu. He confesses that he substituted for Tae Pyeong at the state exam and asks to be exiled for this crime. The officials, however, do not want to believe his accusations of Prince Milpoong. The Head of Saheonbu decides to arrest Prince Milpoong, and everything seems to go as planned.
Aro finds out that Master Youngshil has been buying all the available medicinal ingredients for the epidemic so that he can sell them at a much higher price when it spreads further. Seonu, Jidwi, and other Hwarangs sneak into Master Youngshil's house to steal the medicine while Master Wehwa draws his attention.
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