Yeong is about to start ruling as an interim king, but the conflict regarding the national exam between Yeong and Kim Heon deepens. After Yeong's profession of his feelings to Raon, she feels awful because she can't tell him the truth about her. Meanwhile, as Hayeon gets to love Yeong more and more, she goes to meet Raon for advice.
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To keep her chastity for Eunho, Jini declares to Baekmu that she will become a water maid, instead of a courtesan. Baekmu accepts it and suggests a test to Jini.
Eunho hands the token of eternal love to Jini, who cries the tears of joy. At home, Eunho declares his decision that throws back Cha.
After finding out about Jini and Eunho, Cha storms to the courtesan's school in anger. Jini is humiliated by Cha, while Baekmu is severely burned while trying to protect Jini.
Jini opens her heart to Eunho's true love and they love each other dearly. In the meantime, the city government issues an order to select the courtesans for the feast, and Suman mentions Jini.
Eunho circles around the government to find his beloved Jini. Finally, he meets her, but he is humiliated in front her when he was found to be one of the thieves.
After much hardship, Jini is admitted to the courtesan's school and meets her mother Hyeongeum. But her mother denies that Jini is her daughter, trying not to pass down the life as a courtesan. However, Jini is hurt by her mother's denial.
Jini is raised in the Buddhist temple. Committed to find her mother, she completes her Three Thousand Bows. She leaves the temple to find her mother, but she fails. On her way back, she sees the exquisite dance of the courtesans.
The Crown Prince finds out that Eunuch Hong is actually Hong Gyeongnae's daughter, but he cannot believe she approached him on purpose as a spy. He feels so lost and betrayed that he doesn't know what to do. Meanwhile, Raon is also in pain because of the fact that she has to stay far away from him for everyone's sake.
Raon finds out that she is Hong Gyeongnae's daughter and realizes she can never be safe in the palace. Without telling Yeong the truth, she spends the day with him and leaves quietly. Meanwhile, the officials start searching out the Baekwoon Group's spies, especially Hong Gyeongnae's daughter who is said to be residing in the palace.
Premier Kim's servant discovers that Hong Gyeongnae's daughter is called Hong Raon and she is currently in the palace. Knowing Eunuch Hong is Raon, Yunseong secretly gets rid of him and warns the Crown Prince that she needs to leave the palace as soon as possible. However, Yeong is determined to go through any hardships to be with her.
The King persuades Yeong that he must marry Minister Cho's daughter to have more people on his side. Raon also persuades him to marry her since she doesn't want to cause any harm to him. The decision seems to be inevitable if he wants to keep his promise to become a king who always considers the best for the nation and the people.
Raon tells Yeong a story about the mermaid who falls in love with a prince and turns into sea-foam in the end. Both of them realize that they will eventually become like the mermaid and the prince since Yeong has to marry someone whose family can give him political power and Raon has to pretend she'd be all right and disappear.
Yeong continues to postpone the national exam to stop the corruption, which leads to more deepened conflicts with Kim Heon. Even students who have been preparing the exam address an appeal to the king. Meanwhile, having heard that Yeong would treat her as a lady, Raon starts to avoid him.
Yeong is about to start ruling as an interim king, but the conflict regarding the national exam between Yeong and Kim Heon deepens. After Yeong's profession of his feelings to Raon, she feels awful because she can't tell him the truth about her. Meanwhile, as Hayeon gets to love Yeong more and more, she goes to meet Raon for advice.
The King personally orders Raon to deliver his response of Consort Park's letter, and it turns out to be a secret letter written with apple vinegar. Meanwhile, Yeong realizes that the King has been doing nothing just to protect his people. In order to share his burden, Yeong suggests the King to command him to take the throne in the interim.
To become the official eunuch, the trainees have to pass three exams which are the physical fitness, the written exam and the character test. They will be kicked out of the palace once they fail at least one of them. In order to escape, Raon tries to fail, however, Yeong intentionally helps Raon so that she cannot escape from the palace.
Raon disguises herself as a man named Samnom and does all kinds of work to earn money, pay off the debts and find her mother. One day, she is kidnapped by the moneylenders, and they sell her to the Office of Eunuch Attendants to get their money back. She happens to work as a eunuch when she is a woman.
Lee Soon gives a decree to Ok Jung for the crimes of setting up an altar and harboring jealousy towards Inhyeon. Meanwhile, Chi Soo asks Ok Jung to be given to him as property.
Ok Jung, when Yun falls ill with smallpox, goes to see a shaman with her mother Lady Yoon. Meanwhile, Concubine Choi seeks out the palace office, saying she has an accusation against Ok Jung to announce in front of Lee Soon and the ministers.
Lee Soon, at Jang Hyeon's request to hold an interrogation, tells him to keep his mouth shut in exchange for making him his father-in-law. Meanwhile, the fourth concubine drinks poisoned rice punch and falls unconscious.
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