Prince Hours

For the first time since its establishment, Korea is ruled by a female empress; the Palace's steel case shows the face of Kang Hoo, the self-proclaimed most handsome guy in Chinatown who rides around on his old motorbike.

Kang-hoo unexpectedly enters the palace because of Empress Hwai-in; his sudden appearance stalls Yi-joon's investiture and the royal council's candidate.

Hoo makes a mistake and Grand Prince Hyojang alerts the royal kin of this; through that scheme, the decision to put Hoo on the royal family register gets postponed; to get the situation under control, the Empress takes on the hits directly.

Empress Hwain tells Hoo that if he is to live as a royal, he needs to give up his past life of 20 years and the choice is his to make; Hoo then promises the Empress to try to adapt to life in the palace.

Yang-soon-eui, promoted to palace attendant, feels excited; at Jipyoung Tower, she sees new residents and feels embarrassed.

Joon feels uncomfortable about Yang Soon Eui and Hoo's childhood friendship but can't stop his feelings for her; Grand Prince Hyojang, who got Joon into the palace, and the royal clan pressure Empress Hwain again to install a crown prince.