Bong Hwan’s life as So Yong, the queen, begins in earnest. The rigidity of the palace wears Bong Hwan out, but he runs into the woman of his dreams. The problem is that she is Jo Hwa Jin, the woman King Cheoljong is in love with. Meanwhile, the Grand Queen Dowager and Kim Jwa Geun sense that something is off with So Yong.

So Yong escapes from danger with the help of her cousin, Byeong In. Cheoljong becomes aware of the Kim clan’s movements to protect So Yong and grows suspicious of her. Meanwhile, So Yong misses modern food and decides to make it herself in the royal kitchen. She decides that she must win over the Grand Queen Dowager’s heart with food.

So Yong gets furious as she realizes it is Cheoljong who is trying to kill her. Cheoljong also assumes So Yong is planning revenge over him as O Wol, the court maid of Hwa Jin, goes missing after that.

To save Hwa Jin, So Yong reveals the truth about the lake incident in front of everyone. Grand Queen Dowager gets angry at So Yong for ruining her plan in bringing down the Jo clan. Meanwhile, Cheoljong feels bad for So Yong as he realizes that she jumped into the lake by herself.

Cheoljong saves So Yong when she jumps into the water to go back to the present day. Cheoljong starts to see So Yong differently and tries to start fresh with her. Meanwhile, So Yong is hopeless as she fails to go back even when she drowns herself in the lake. She attempts every method to get in touch with the spirit that is in Bong Hwan’s body.

After inventing delivery system in Joseon dynasty, So Yong gains motivation in her new life. However, she suddenly travels back into the body of Bong Hwan in the present day and realizes that he is in a vegetative state. Meanwhile, as the spirit of Bong Hwan left the body of So Yong, she collapses and that leaves the Palace in an uproar.

When Bong Hwan wakes up in So Yong’s body again, he regains more memories of actual So Yong. He gets upset as he loses his true identity from the present day. Meanwhile, Hwa Jin feels insecure as Cheoljong visits So Yong in her family house. Hwa Jin quickly follows after him to stop Cheoljong from seeing So Yong.

So Yong wants to go back to the Palace, but Cheoljong suggests staying one more day as he is still looking for the secret ledger. Cheoljong goes out to the street in disguise, and So Yong accompanies him. Meanwhile, Queen Dowager braces herself to fight Grand Queen Dowager back after she gets insulted.

Cheoljong returns to the Palace without finding the ledger. He wonders who took it away before he did. Meanwhile, So Yong tries to become a perfect queen to satisfy the Grand Queen Dowager when she returns to the Palace. Also, she starts the investiture of the Royal Concubine to hunt down the Han family.