Song-yeon (actress Han Ji-min) looks at a painting she drew based on a theme selected by San (actor Lee Seo-jin) and she finally meets San when he comes to the workshop to see her. Song-yeon cries after being overwhelmed with emotion and. When Dae-soo (actor Lee Jong-soo) sees Song-yeon with San, he gets teary- eyed, too. But they cannot stay together for long because the workshop artisans will return soon. While seeing how lonely San is, Dae-soo becomes determined to pass the military service exam to become San’s personal guard.
King Young-jo (actor Lee Sun-jae) asks San again whether he issued the official permit. He then orders a servant to bring the equipment prepared by the ministers. King Young-jo shows how royal seals can be forged in front of the ministers and San and then proceeds to check the authenticity of the official permit.
When Princess Hwa-wan (actress Sung Hyun-ah) hears that the king can prove the authenticity of a permit from Jung Hoo-gyeom (actor Jo yeon-woo), her face turns pale. She calls an emergency secret meeting with her conspirators under a tense mood and Jung Hoo-gyeom comes up with a scheme.
Dae-soo sees the signs announcing the test for the military service exam and he starts to study with other potential applicants. Dae-soo learns from Hong Guk-young (actor Han Sang-jin) how to efficiently memorize facts and is amazed at what Hong Guk-young tells him next. After hearing from Hong Guk-young that there is a way to see the test answers before the actual exam, Dae-soo seeks out Lee Chun (actor Ji Sang-ryeol).
