At the crucial Divine Blessing ceremony, Queen Teresa arrives late, visibly struggling with her royal gown due to her increased weight after childbirth. The king publicly reprimands her disrespect, while onlookers mock her undignified appearance. The tension escalates when Prince Servius rejects his mother, refusing to join her on the sacred altar. As the ceremony officially begins, Teresa's final, panicked thought reveals her ultimate failure to present a regal image, leaving her publicly humiliated at the kingdom's most important rite.
Queen Teresa is accused of disgraceful behavior at a sacred ceremony. A nobleman named Audenberg condemns her actions as an insult to the gods and the royal house. During the ritual, when another woman, Leah, is called to stand in the Queen's place to receive a blessing, Teresa claims Leah pushed her. Leah counters, accusing the Queen of harboring resentment and lying at a sacred event. The King orders guards to take the Queen back to her palace and ground her. Later, Leah confronts Teresa, revealing her plot to kill the Queen and take the throne, claiming she has the King and Dowager Queen's favor and will frame Teresa's death as a suicide. She orders her accomplices to carry out the murder.
A modern doctor dies in an accident and awakens in the body of an ancient kingdom's queen, who had been humiliated and murdered. Disoriented, she confronts a woman at the scene who had orchestrated her predecessor's death. The queen reveals her new identity and declares her intent to avenge the past wrongs. As the frightened woman calls her a demon and tries to have her executed, the queen's resolve hardens, transforming her from a victim into a vengeful sovereign poised to reclaim her throne.
The queen slaps a woman who claims royal blood, accusing her of contempt and demanding she kneel. The woman defiantly refuses, provoking the queen to order her maid to 'teach her a lesson.' When the queen's personal guard intervenes on her mistress's behalf and assaults the noblewoman, the queen threatens to have his entire family executed for his offense. The humiliated noblewoman vows revenge on the queen, Teresa, as the scene ends with an onlooker condemning the king as a tyrant who indulges his queen's whims.
A concubine named Teresa interrupts the King, claiming the Queen tried to kill her and demanding justice. The Queen counters that Teresa's suicide attempt was a ploy for sympathy and accuses her of a violent assault. Their argument escalates when Teresa's son, the Prince, defends the Queen, leading Teresa to slap him for disrespect. She furiously reminds him she is his birth mother. Enraged by the King's perceived failure to protect her, Teresa threatens to die. The King, instead of placating her, coldly orders her execution. Teresa grabs a blade and attacks him, screaming insults. The episode ends with the King commanding guards to imprison Teresa in an abandoned palace indefinitely.
By the king's order, a woman is confined to a poor and filthy abandoned palace, stripped of all valuables. She faces immediate harassment from a guard who threatens to slap her, but she retorts and forces him to flee, declaring he's lucky she didn't mark his face. Inside, her companion reports that a rival, Lady Leah, has colluded with servants to only provide them moldy, spoiled food, warning they will die. The woman assures her companion she has everything under control, but her first action is to marvel at the soft fabric of her own garments, highlighting her detachment from their desperate situation.
A woman, Teresa, is trapped in an abandoned palace, living in squalor. She reveals her father was a respected general, and she pins her hopes on the Elder King's return to restore her honor. A companion points out her 'chubby figure' has caused gossip, leading Teresa to vow she will lose a hundred pounds in one month to transform herself. Meanwhile, an aunt and her accomplice discuss Teresa's predicament, fearing the Elder King's investigation if she dies now. They decide to wait a month for his return, planning to make him despise Teresa first, so they can eliminate her without consequence.
Audenberg (referred to as the King) has returned home to find his wife, Queen Teresa, confined to a ruined, abandoned palace by another ruler, who accuses her of blasphemy and treason. The King is outraged, defending Teresa's gentle nature and reminding the accuser of a promise made to her late father, a war hero. However, other witnesses swear they saw the Queen, seemingly possessed, attack the King with a blade, showing his wound as proof. The court now pressures the King to depose his wife according to the law, forcing him to choose between his love for Teresa and his duty to the kingdom.
A woman, referred to as Audenberg, confronts the elder king, accusing Queen Teresa of wrongdoing and presenting the scar on her face as evidence. The king, refusing to believe his gentle queen could be guilty, orders Teresa to be summoned from the abandoned North Tower palace immediately. Audenberg questions the king's motives, suspecting he fears the truth. When Teresa arrives, her previously 'chubby' figure is now dramatically transformed, having lost weight. Despite this change, her servants note she remains trapped until the king's return. The episode ends as the elder king, having just returned, summons Teresa to the Great Hall, offering her a long-awaited chance to clear her name.
After the elder king's return, Queen Teresa faces a public tribunal in the Great Hall. Her son, Prince Servius, and the noblewoman Leah accuse her of neglect, claiming Leah raised the prince and saved his life while Teresa remained indifferent. The gathered nobles, led by Audenberg, demand the king strip Teresa of her title. Refusing to rely on rumors, the king insists on seeing Teresa himself. As the accusers mock her absence, Teresa defiantly appears, ready to confront them and reclaim what is hers.