Chunchu wakes up to discover his best buddy's sister is in his bed. Munhui, you have just taken advantage of an inebriated man who you know is married and is about to become a father. Congratulations - you are officially a Skank. Ah, and here comes big brother himself. Munhui quickly hides and Chunchu tells Yushin he's got to get to the office, bye! Yushin starts to leave when he just happens to notice a woman's earring on the floor.
As Munhui tries to sneak back to her quarters she is caught by Bohui, the non-skanky sister. Munhui makes up an excuse of where she was all last night. Bohui notices the other girl is missing an earring.
Princess Deokman asks both Chunchu and Yushin to train her half-brother, Boro. She still considers him to be the next in line to the throne. Naturally Queen Seungman hears about this and is not pleased. She gives orders to someone named Myorang to take care of this little problem.
Next on Seungman's agenda is to meet with Bohui and Skankhui and choose who will be the new royal concubine. She puts the girls to a test. Several objects are brought out and the girls are told to pick what they think is important to a concubine. Bohui chooses a mirror while Munhui picks out a dagger. Seungman goes batshit crazy on Munhui, accusing her of thinking she'll replace Seungman as queen. Calm down, woman! Munhui manages to survive this encounter with a crazy woman, but something tells me there will be a next time.
As part of his training, Chunchu takes Boro to see a circus. Is that girl spinning on her chin? Cool. During the performance, Chunchu realizes he's been robbed. He orders the guards to keep an eye on Boro while he alone goes after the pickpocket. Chunchu gets a chicken thrown at him. Then he has a peasant thrown at him. When he finally takes the pickpocket down, the thief confesses to being paid to lure Chunchu away. The incompetent guards he left behind come running up to check on him, disobeying his orders to stay with the boy.
Boro is invited to be a part of a magic act. Ah, it's the old "Stick the boy in a wicker basket and make him disappear" trick. Boryang asks where her son is and a suspicious man, Mocheok, offers to lead her to him. The stupid woman follows. Chunchu has to ask Yushin and the Hwarang for help in finding the pair. Luckily they get a tip right away.
In a smokey forest, a tied up Boro and Boryang are told by Mocheok that it was Queen Seungman who ordered their fate. Myorang shows up and rightfully scolds the guy for telling the prisoners everything. Myorang is sharpening her tiny spear and getting ready to kill Boryang when Yushin and his multi-colored Hwarang show up. Myorang was expecting him and calls up her own reinforcements - forest ninjas. You know what this means. Time to twirl and leap and swordfight their ever-lovin' hearts out.
Yushin and Myorang face off in their own private twirling and leaping duel. While everyone is busy killing each other, Chunchu sneaks up and frees the prisoners. Myorang sees them escaping and goes after them. She's able to throw one of her little spears and hit Boryang in the back. With her dying (and bloody) breath, Boryang tells Chunchu to keep on going and keep Boro safe.
Chunchu picks up the boy and starts running. As always happens in these Kdramas, the trail runs out and they end up trapped on the edge of a high cliff. Myorang throws another spear at them just as Chunchu jumps into the river below. Thank goodness Chunchu's eyeliner is waterproof.
They make it back to the palace although Boro is in critical condition. When he finally wakes up, Seungman and Deokman are at his bedside. Seeing the queen and knowing she's the one who ordered his death, Boro's eyes roll to the back of his head and he faints dead away. (I'm sorry but this child actor is simply horrible.)
Chunchu tries to interrogate the magician who was part of the plot, but the guy is a foreigner and doesn't speak the language. A random non-white guy! Right in the middle of the things Chunchu is interrupted by a visit from Munhui. (They finally dyed her hair to match her wig. Good. Her two-toned hair annoyed me.) Chunchu doesn't remember anything from that night and begs to know if he did anything wrong. Munhui doesn't tell him about their wild and sloppy encounter.
Just then his very pregnant wife, Bora, comes across them. A guilty Chunchu is about to confess to his wife but Munhui quickly covers for him. The married couple go inside. Suddenly Munhui feels nauseous, and not because she's upset. (Wow, that was quick. You are one fertile man, Chunchu.) And who should be watching all this from (not very) afar but Myorang, who quickly figures out there's something going on between Chunchu and Munhui. She reports back to Seungman.
The decision is made that Munhui will be the new royal concubine. She is officially presented to Deokman and Seungman. Check out that wig on Seungman. Check it out! Munhui can hold back no longer. She blurts out she can't be a concubine because she's pregnant. Comical shocked faces all around. Seungman goes batshit crazy again.
Munhui's family demands to know who the father is but she keeps her lips sealed. Bohui tells her brother Yushin about how Munhui didn't come home that one night and was missing an earring. Perhaps she gave it to her lover. This reminds Yushin of the earring he found in the room where Chunchu was sleeping it off.
Yushin confronts his sister with his findings. Munhui begs him to not reveal Chunchu's part in this scandal. She's willing to die in order to protect his reputation.
Bora is gossiping with her husband which is how Chunchu learns about Munhui's pregnancy and impending doom.
Yushin has Munhui tied to a stake on top of a woodpile and set on fire. Burn the witch! Burn the witch! Princess Deokman shows up and orders this travesty to be stopped but Yushin won't obey her. Then Chunchu arrives. He screams no and runs toward the burning Munhui. The camera starts spinning around. Hadn't seen that move in awhile. Didn't miss it.
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