Yoon Bok and Hyo Won enter a painting contest at Dohwaseo and wage psychological warfare; Shin Yoon Bok secretly paints a woman near the stone wall of a lord's home, which Queen Jung Soon discovers as she comes outside.

The painters at the student hall recognize Hong Do and greet him; Yoon Bok looks surprised; Hong Do asks the students to define painting; Hyo Won says it is to display the authority of the royal family, but Yoon Bok answers that painting is longing.

The Minister of Culture and Education threatens Hong Do if he doesn't reveal which student painted a particular painting; Yoon Bok steps forward, saying he painted the painting.

Hong Do assists Yoon Bok in her recovery after she attempts to smash her hand.

Yoon Bok asks Jeong Hyang to pose naked for her drawing; passing by, Jo Nyeon sees Jeong Hyang; Yoon Bok passes by a well and someone pushes her in; the painting is stolen.

Hong Do watches the incense clock anxiously; the moment the ashes fall, Yoon Bok finishes the painting; Jang Byeok Su and the Minister of Culture harshly criticize Yoon Bok's painting before the elder painters.