No. The female lead is a sociopath. I think thereās a romantic storyline between her and Heo In-gang (played by Hwang In-yeop), but she only uses him for her own benefit. Because of her manipulation, he eventually committed suicide.
anyone knows what the queen (the kings mother) did to deserve death?
according to wikipedia
In a first time, she was a concubine ofĀ King, granted the titleĀ Suk-uiĀ (ģģ;Ā ę·å), junior 2nd rank concubine of the King. In 1473, Han Song-yi who was King's first queen consort died.
Because she died without issue, the King was urged by counselors to take a second queen consort to secure the royal succession. Royal Consort Suk-ui was chosen as new queen and was instated in 8 August 1476 at the age of 21. Several months later, she gave birth to Yi Yung, later to become KingĀ Yeonsan.
The new queen proved to be temperamental and highly jealous of King's remaining concubines, even stooping to poisoning one of them in 1477.
When it comes to Queen Yun, the most famous story is that she "scarred King Seongjong's face with her fingernails," but in the Annals of the Joseon Dynasty, there is no record of it and since it is a rumor passed down only through private history, the possibility seems very slim given the circumstances and strong male dominant culture plus the fact that her husband was the King at the time.
After several rehabilitation attempts initiated by her party, influential government officials petitioned for her execution. The deposed queen was sentenced to death by poisoning.
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In a first time, she was a concubine ofĀ King, granted the titleĀ Suk-uiĀ (ģģ;Ā ę·å), junior 2nd rank concubine of the King. In 1473, Han Song-yi who was King's first queen consort died.
Because she died without issue, the King was urged by counselors to take a second queen consort to secure the royal succession. Royal Consort Suk-ui was chosen as new queen and was instated in 8 August 1476 at the age of 21. Several months later, she gave birth to Yi Yung, later to become KingĀ Yeonsan.
The new queen proved to be temperamental and highly jealous of King's remaining concubines, even stooping to poisoning one of them in 1477.
When it comes to Queen Yun, the most famous story is that she "scarred King Seongjong's face with her fingernails," but in the Annals of the Joseon Dynasty, there is no record of it and since it is a rumor passed down only through private history, the possibility seems very slim given the circumstances and strong male dominant culture plus the fact that her husband was the King at the time.
After several rehabilitation attempts initiated by her party, influential government officials petitioned for her execution. The deposed queen was sentenced to death by poisoning.