Synopsis

Consort Hwa, consumed by jealousy, plotted to undermine Duk Im. With the Queen Dowager's assistance, she orchestrated a scheme to ruin Duk Im's reputation. Framing her for impropriety, Consort Hwa ensured the Queen Dowager would interrogate Duk Im. Consequently, the four of them – Hwa, Duk Im, the Queen Dowager, and San – converged in Consort Hwa’s chambers, where San was poised to make a decisive choice.