Hui-Ju gets on her knees to her father Hyeon-Guk at home in Perfect Crown episode 10. He asks her if she wants to save her or I-An. She chooses the prince. Because she can save herself. She begs him. He asks her to divorce the guy. He thinks she shoulders all the charges on her own. Once I-An loses the weakness, the enemies will lose the target to attack. I-An will fight it back without any worry. But she wants to save herself. She mentions he allowed her to choose between the two.
Hyeon-Guk tells Hui-Ju that the choice will head for a divorce as well. He asks her to leave the terrible place. He asks her not to be hurt again. She cries.
Hui-Ju walks into I-An’s office. He smiles. He asks her if her father is fine. She runs into his arms so that he can hug her. He guesses it’s a present. But she wants to get a divorce. She thinks it’s time to say goodbye. She reveals her father is sick to lie in the bed because of the pressure. The stock price of the company plummeted, public approval has hit rock bottom as well.
She says that she got married to become an heir. But she cannot go home if she keeps doing so. He gets her point. She tells him that it’s not his fault. But she wants to cut her losses. He asks her if it’s the reason why she wants to get a divorce. She reminds him that someone should come out to take the duty. The problem won’t be solved even if they remain silent.
He guesses something happened when he wasn’t there. He asks her if his sister-in-law said something to her. She tells him that it’s not his business no matter what the woman said to her. She mentions what she said that she didn’t worry about it. Because she has no reputation. The pride of the royal family and etiquette. She does care for it at all. She thinks it’s not real. Everything she owns is real. She fought hard and earned it. She mentions what he said that the duty of royal family was being loved. He said that it was the strength. But he lost everything.
She asks him what he can do for her. She mentions what he said that he didn’t want to tie her up. He wants her to accept everything he gave her. But she’s losing everything. But he ties her by his side.
I-An walks out of his palace. He tries to walk to the crown prince’s palace. But the maid Jin-Sook stops him. He mentions it’s a place without a master. He wants to some peace and quiet. He asks her to leave. I-An gets in the crown prince’s palace. He cries. He sits on the crown prince’s throne.
It flashes back. In-An visits his brother Yi Hwan. He asks him to be nice to his wife. He mentions the woman can only rely on him. He thinks he should let her live so hard. But Yi Hwan doesn’t think the woman relied on him. He cannot do anything for her. He thinks she knows it very well that his statue is so. So she’s so as well. I-An tells Yi Hwan that he’s too cowardly. Yi Hwan admits it. He asks I-An not to live like him. At present, In-An understands his brother’s feelings.
The next day, Hui-Ju enters I-An’s office when he’s working. She figures it out that he worked late into the night. She offers to hold a clan meeting in the palace. They need those guys’ agreement to get a divorce. She wants to say it on her own.
At Castle Beauty, Hye-Jung asks Choi Hyeon if Hui-Ju and I-An are going to get a divorce. He thinks they can do nothing. Because the two make the decision. She yells. She wonders if I-An doesn’t have a say. He points out that the guy agrees. She points out that he knows I-An doesn’t really want to get a divorce. She realizes that the chairman asked the two to get a divorce.
It flashes back. Hui-Ju tells Choi Hyeon that she wants to divorce I-An. She mentions everyone said that she was the blemish on I-An’s reputation. She thinks she should get rid of it, no matter it’s a blemish or a weakness. She asks him to support her if I-An rejects.
At present, Choi Hyeon tells Hye-Jung that the chairman didn’t ask Hui-Ju to do anything. She gets a call from I-An. She picks up the phone outside the room. She receives an order from I-An.
Hui-Ju and I-An arrive at the meeting room. Hui-Ju tells the people that she and I-An are going to get a divorce. She asks Sung-Won to cancel her class. She risked everything and got royal status. She was listed as prime suspect in the fire case. The one who was poisoned and passed out was her as well. What she means is that they shouldn’t wrong a good person. He tells her that she doesn’t know the seriousness of the matter. But she heard that royal family didn’t need to be under investigation.
Jeong-Woo reveals the investigation is difficult to conduct without the king’s permission. Hui-Ju points out that it will be easier if her class is deprived. She asks him to look into her after he approves the divorce. No matter she’s the culprit of the fire case or not, or she directed her passing out, she can prove that I-An isn’t related to the case. Those nonsense lets him stop regent. It should end.
Tae-Ju walks into the lobby with his wife Da-Young. He’s surrounded by the reporters. The female reporter asks him if his sister directed her passing out. He cannot stand it. He says that his sister didn’t have to pretend to be poisoned. Because she owns everything.
In the meeting room, Hui-Ju comforts the royal family that Castle Beauty will help them tone down the contract. Although they cannot resolve it cleanly and efficiently, they can lighten the load a bit at least. But Sung-Won doesn’t think it will be so easy. She brings up that they know how much their wedding costed. But what they earned is more than what they spent. She offers to deny that the marriage is a scam before the donors request a refund.
In the lobby, Tae-Ju shows the marriage contract. He asks the reporters if the contract offers I-An any benefits. His sister is so as well. She must give up all assets and real estate that are related to royal family after she gets a divorce. He mentions royal family went against it after they knew Hui-Ju and I-An were dating. Even his family didn’t believe that they would get married. They told Hui-Ju not to waste time, and focusing on work. But they couldn’t do anything. Because the two loved each other.
The reporter asks Tae-Ju why the two agreed to get a divorce within three years since they loved each other. Tae-Ju explains it to the reporter that the clause was requested by him. He tells them that the love would eventually fade away even if they loved each other deeply. Hui-Ju even was poisoned at her wedding. It might have caused her to want to get a divorce. The divorce in royal family is a taboo. So he suggested that Hui-Ju and I-An drew up a contract at least. But the fact is that it wasn’t certified by a lawyer. Tae-Ju apologizes to the reporters for causing the trouble. But he brings up that they were spreading rumors. He threatens them that he will sue them.
In the meeting room, Hui-Ju checks her watch. She guesses the press conference has ended. Sung-Won blames her for not discussing with them. She claims that she has explained it clearly that royal family isn’t related to the contract. She will take care of the controversy on her own. I-An will be like before once they kick her out. He’s still the pride of the Royal Family.
Jeong-Woo asks I-An if he thinks so as well. Minister shows up. He asks I-An to accept the Imperial Edict. I-An remembers he told Yi Hwan that he didn’t want to live like him. He visited the king Yi Yoon. He asked him to return the throne to him.
I-An becomes the new king. Sung-Won is shocked after knowing Yi Yoon voluntarily abdicated. He tries to go to visit Yi Yoon. But I-An stops the guy. He asks him if he doesn’t keep the Imperial Edict in his mind.
Hui-Ju stops I-An outside the meeting room. He mentions what she said that she wanted to stop the losses. It’s the reason why she wants to get a divorce. But she shouldn’t shoulder everything on her own. He asks her if she thought he couldn’t protect them. She doesn’t trust him.
In Yi-Rang’s palace, the maid Sun-Hwa reports to Yi-Rang that her son voluntarily abdicated. Yi-Rang wonders why her son did it suddenly. She’s furious to yell. Sun-Hwa feels relieved that I-An rejected. But Yi-Rang points out that the guy did it formally. He will accept it after he rejects it three times. She visits Yi Yoon when the boy locks the door from inside. She calls him when she knocks at the door. He remembers she wished his father died.
The maid Mi-Hee asks Yi-Rang to give the king some time. Yi-Rang realizes that Mi-Hee knew it early. She asks Sun-Hwa to kick the door open. Mi-Hee claims that it’s the main palace. She cannot do that without the king’s order. Yi-Rang offers to set a fire to burn it. So the king will be forced to come out.
Jeong-Woo shows up. He wants to take Yi-Rang back to her palace. But she asks him not to order her. He says that he doesn’t give any orders. In Yi-Rang’s palace, Jeong-Woo says that he will take care of the cabinet members. He doesn’t want the message to spread outside the palace. Yi-Rang wonders if she’s the only one who feels afraid. He says that he’s tired. He doesn’t want to clean up the mess for the royal family. She reminds him that it will affect him as well.
If I-An becomes the king, Hui-Ju won’t leave palace forever. She asks him if it’s what he wants. He says that it won’t happen. He mentions I-An will reject the throne two times. He asks her to stop I-An or the King before I-An rejects it. He will stop looking into Hui-Ju. She points out that he promised her that he would do that. He tells her that she will get what she wants once he gets what he wants. She learns that he’s threatening her. He thinks he has no reason not to do that.
Hui-Ju is in her room. She remembers I-An thought she didn’t trust him. Hye-Jung shows up. She reports it to Hui-Ju that I-An didn’t come back. He left the palace. Hui-Ju thinks her husband shouldn’t leave at the time. She mentions he was almost dead. She doesn’t know what will happen after King abdicated.
Hui-Ju calls I-An when he’s driving on the road. He doesn’t pick up her phone. She wants to go to look for the guy. But Hye-Jung stops Hui-Ju. She reminds her that she cannot get a divorce if she does so. She and Choi Hyeon will go to look for I-An. She asks her to stay in the room. She doesn’t want Hui-Ju and I-An miss each other.
I-An drives on the bridge. He remembers he told Hui-Ju that everyone would blame him once he became a king. But he believed that she would understood him. She told him that he just needed to walk by her side. She would teach him.
In Hui-Ju’s room, Hui-Ju remembers I-An accompanied her when she was in anger. He told her that it was his first to love someone. He asked her to accept it. She tears up.
Hye-Jung runs into Choi Hyeon. She asks him to go to look for I-An with her. She reveals I-An left the palace. She knows where the guy went.
It flashes back. I-An tells Hye-Jung that he will return to his house after King abdicated. He has to leave so that Hui-Ju won’t get involved in the dispute.
At present, Choi Hyeon learns that Hye-Jung knew it early. He blames her for not telling it to him. She talks back that he didn’t tell her Hui-Ju’s plan. By the river, she brings a can of beer to him. She offers to have a drink there since they cannot do it in the palace. She tells him that she likes to drink beer while she sits by the river. She asks him if he likes her.
In the palace, Hui-Ju walks along the wall. She tries to text I-An. Jin-Sook reveals I-An was happy when he climbed on the wall. She mistook he hid a bottle of honey there. But she found out that he did it for a girl. She trusts Hui-Ju and I-An. She knows they want to protect each other. She reminds Hui-Ju that the palace gate is going to close.
Hui-Ju runs out of the palace. She gets in a car. She texts I-An. She tells him that she’s sick. She finds him in a house. He mentions she was sick. She says that she wants to be with him. She confesses her feelings to him. She hugs him. He tells her that she makes him confused. Because she’s always indecisive. She denies it. She mentions he knows she likes him. She wants to get a divorce to protect him. So he gets angry. She kisses him. She asks him if he doesn’t want to get it. He wants it. He kisses her back.
The next day, Hui-Ju wakes up in the bed. She tells I-An that she’s a little scared. He asks her to stay in the house alone. Because the second Imperial Edict is going to be promulgated. He will reject it again. He explains it to her that he will accept it after he accepts the Imperial Edict three times. She brings up that he wants to protect King. He claims that what he wants to protect is his nephew.
It flashes back. I-An has fun with Yi Yoon in the room. Yi-Rang throws a fit to Yi Hwan after knowing he wants to give the throne to I-An. I-An hugs Yi Yoon to comfort him. He returns to his room. Jin-Sook brings the clothes that Yi Hwan made for him. He opens the box. He sees the king’s clothes. He learns that his brother plans to abdicate. She worries about the prince. Yi Hwan is burned to death. I-An decides to help his brother and protect his nephew.
At present, I-An cries to tell Hui-Ju that he can protect everyone if he becomes the king. He worries that it’s just his self-interest. She hugs her man. She tells him what he does is right. She offers to go all the way together. She will company him by his side.
Outside the palace, the people protest against Hui-Ju and I-An. Jin-Sook reports to I-An that Yi-Rang wants to see him. I-An walks into Yi-Rang’s palace. She asks him to tell those guys that he cannot accept it. She reminds him that King is just eight years old. He cannot make the decision. I-An agrees with what Yi-Rang said. He thinks it’s the problem. He yells at her. He says that Yi Yoon is immature. But she let Yi Yoon sit on the throne to be a puppet. Letting him be manipulated by others. She talks back that he’s the one who turned King into a puppet. He admits that he did it. So he should stand in front of King. He thinks she should feel grateful that King abdicates. He tells her that he will forgive her sins. She asks him why he wants to be a king until now. She thinks he should make sacrifices because she did it. So it will be fair.
It flashes back. Sung-Won tells Yi-Rang that she needs to be the crown princess. She runs into I-An at the school. At present, Yi-Rang tells I-An that she gave up her heart. She asks him why he doesn’t give up anything. She cries in his arms. He summons Sun-Hwa. He asks her not to let anyone get in the palace. In the evening, Sung-Won calls Yi-Rang. He tells her that he wants to kill I-An. Jeong-Woo visits Sung-Won.
The next day, I-An wears the King’s Clothes. He leaves with Hye-Jung. Yi Yoon visits Yi-Rang. He tells her that he knows she killed his father. He apologizes to her for letting her down. She hugs him to cry. Hui-Ju tries to leave the palace. But she hears the explosion. She goes to the location of the fire. She’s told that I-An is in the fire.