It’s weird if he has feelings for her since they’re cousins. I hope it’s just brotherly feelings.
Goryeo dynasty: "Koryŏ society attached great importance to lineage and, indeed, the extended family system in the kingdom was even stronger than in China" (page 138).
"As a small minority of renowned aristocratic lineages in the capital monopolized wealth and power, Koryŏ’s officialdom began to split and develop internal power struggles, starting with the reign of King Injong (1122–1146). The long period of domestic tranquility was first broken by the treason of Yi Chagyŏm. In the period of Injong, the Inju Yi clan emerged as the most powerful aristocratic family. Meanwhile, the Koryŏ kings frequently married their own close relatives to consolidate the ruling family. At the time they increased the number of intermarriages with the Inju Yi clan, increasing the number of in- law connections to gain power" (page 155).
Source: KIM, JINWUNG. A History of Korea: From “Land of the Morning Calm” to States in Conflict. Indiana University Press, 2012, http://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctt16gh5vd.
"The Goryeo Dynasty had a history of incestuous marriage within the royal family in its early years, starting from Gwangjong, the fourth king, who married his half-sister Queen Daemok. To avoid scandals, the female members of the dynasty would be ceremonially adopted by their maternal families after birth. This practice of dynastic incest ended with the overthrow of Queen Heonae, the mother of Mokjong, the seventh king, after she attempted to seize the throne for herself and her illegitimate sons by placing these sons as Mokjong's heir, only to be foiled by a coup masterminded by the Goryeo general Gang Jo."
After the Second Manchu invasion of Korea, Joseon Korea was forced to give several of their royal princesses as concubines to the Qing Manchu regent Prince Dorgon. In 1650, Dorgon married the Korean Princess Uisun (義順). She was a collateral branch of the Korean royal family, and daughter of Yi Gae-yun (李愷胤). Dorgon married two Korean princesses at Lianshan.
It’s weird if he has feelings for her since they’re cousins. I hope it’s just brotherly feelings.
FYI the Joseon dynasty is not “ancient”. The Joseon dynasty was 1392 to 1897. Incest is uncomfortable and disgusting, no matter what period it is even if it was practiced in the past.
https://wayeast.weebly.com/the-blue-whisper.html
(Thank you @Titania for sharing the link)
- In a Class of Her Own
- The Legend of White Snake
And the screenwriter Ju Fang Fang (of this drama) also wrote:
- Legend of Yun Xi
All in which JJY was the FL
"As a small minority of renowned aristocratic lineages in the capital monopolized wealth and power, Koryŏ’s officialdom began to split and develop internal power struggles, starting with the reign of King Injong (1122–1146). The long period of domestic tranquility was first broken by the treason of Yi Chagyŏm. In the period of Injong, the Inju Yi clan emerged as the most powerful aristocratic family. Meanwhile, the Koryŏ kings frequently married their own close relatives to consolidate the ruling family. At the time they increased the number of intermarriages with the Inju Yi clan, increasing the number of in- law connections to gain power" (page 155).
Source: KIM, JINWUNG. A History of Korea: From “Land of the Morning Calm” to States in Conflict. Indiana University Press, 2012, http://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctt16gh5vd.
"The Goryeo Dynasty had a history of incestuous marriage within the royal family in its early years, starting from Gwangjong, the fourth king, who married his half-sister Queen Daemok. To avoid scandals, the female members of the dynasty would be ceremonially adopted by their maternal families after birth. This practice of dynastic incest ended with the overthrow of Queen Heonae, the mother of Mokjong, the seventh king, after she attempted to seize the throne for herself and her illegitimate sons by placing these sons as Mokjong's heir, only to be foiled by a coup masterminded by the Goryeo general Gang Jo."
After the Second Manchu invasion of Korea, Joseon Korea was forced to give several of their royal princesses as concubines to the Qing Manchu regent Prince Dorgon. In 1650, Dorgon married the Korean Princess Uisun (義順). She was a collateral branch of the Korean royal family, and daughter of Yi Gae-yun (李愷胤). Dorgon married two Korean princesses at Lianshan.
Source:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_intermarriage#Korea