The Koryo King defeats Yom, but is given poor resources to prepare for battle. El Temur is enraged when he finds out the Emperor has taken a concubine.
Lady Pak is brought in front of the inquisition to be reexamined. Nyang receives a written promise to be let out of the palace, but gets caught by the Emperor.
Nyang and the Emperor survive the coup, but the Emperor is shot by a poison arrow. Wang Yoo gets stabbed in the process of helping Nyang run away from the guards.
Nyang and Wang Yoo begin their plan to remove the money from El Temur's house. Tal Tal finds out that he has been tricked by Nyang and rushes back to see the secret room empty.
Wang Yoo returns to Koryo and takes command by refusing to provide for Yuan any longer. Bayan takes his men to war with surrounding countries and tries to take them over.
The Dowager and Bayan frame Wang Yoo for selling explosives to enemy states of Yuan. Wang Yoo is stripped of his title and dragged to Yuan by the prince and Tanguishi.
Nyang keeps the Emperor locked up in her room so that no one will know that he is awake. Bayan is sent to prison for trying to kill Nyang and her son Ayu.
Nyang is sent to the temple to repent for her sins and ask for forgiveness. Wang Yoo sends all the grains he bought to the palace to distribute to the people.