# WebtoonLib — His Majesty's Secret Heroine #177

## Series
- title: His Majesty's Secret Heroine
- slug: his-majestys-secret-heroine-9906b0

## Chapter
- number: 177
- release_date: 2025-05-13

### Summary
Just as Emperor Garyun and Empress Lokheun solidify their partnership against Dr. Gwak’s conspiracy, their enemies unleash a devastating new scheme. The rival concubine Mirang’s disruptive tactics escalate into a masterstroke of deception, creating widespread confusion. A woman bearing a striking resemblance to Lokheun is staged to give birth within the palace and then die, leading the court to believe the Empress herself has perished. This public tragedy is a cover for a more sinister reality: the real Lokheun has been kidnapped and cast into the infamous "demon lair," the same brutal training ground Garyun once forced her into as a child. While the empire mourns a false death and questions the parentage of a decoy child, Lokheun is trapped in a place of deep trauma, accompanied only by Horyumu. The couple's hard-won unity is violently severed, plunging the narrative back into high-stakes peril and frustrating readers who had hoped for a period of romantic peace after their marriage. The plot now hinges on Garyun uncovering the elaborate hoax while Lokheun fights for survival in a hell from her past.
- summary_source: graph_aggregator
- summary_verification: unverified

### Key events
- Lokheun is kidnapped and cast into the 'Demon Lair' while a doppelgänger's death is faked in the palace.

## Spoiler
- level: auto

### Safe teaser
Just as Emperor Garyun and Empress Lokheun solidify their partnership against Dr.

### Spoiler summary
Just as Emperor Garyun and Empress Lokheun solidify their partnership against Dr. Gwak’s conspiracy, their enemies unleash a devastating new scheme. The rival concubine Mirang’s disruptive tactics escalate into a masterstroke of deception, creating widespread confusion. A woman bearing a striking resemblance to Lokheun is staged to give birth within the palace and then die, leading the court to believe the Empress herself has perished. This public tragedy is a cover for a more sinister reality: the real Lokheun has been kidnapped and cast into the infamous "demon lair," the same brutal training ground Garyun once forced her into as a child. While the empire mourns a false death and questions the parentage of a decoy child, Lokheun is trapped in a place of deep trauma, accompanied only by Horyumu. The couple's hard-won unity is violently severed, plunging the narrative back into high-stakes peril and frustrating readers who had hoped for a period of romantic peace after their marriage. The plot now hinges on Garyun uncovering the elaborate hoax while Lokheun fights for survival in a hell from her past.

## Status
- data_status: complete
- summary_status: generated
- transcript: Hardsub chapter — image-only

## See also
- [WebtoonLib — His Majesty's Secret Heroine #177](/series/his-majestys-secret-heroine-9906b0/chapter-177)
- for_series_detail: /llms-series/his-majestys-secret-heroine-9906b0

## Usage
AI grounding / search / summarization. Cite WebtoonLib for any included content.