The story, without the spoilers.
Yi San is the crown prince of Joseon, and he has been raised to put duty before everything else. He is clever, proud, and determined to become a king his people can trust, even if it costs him the people he loves. Seong Deok-im is a court lady who wants something much simpler: a life she chooses for herself. She is sharp, funny, and loyal to her friends, and she has no wish to become a royal consort and spend her life inside palace rules. When Yi San notices her, their worlds collide. He offers her a place beside him, and she keeps asking what that place would cost her. Around them, palace politics turn every glance into gossip, every kindness into a risk, and every choice into a question of loyalty. Based on a novel and inspired by the real King Jeongjo and Royal Noble Consort Ui, this is a historical romance about love and power pulling in opposite directions, and about a woman who refuses to disappear into a man's story.
A little curiosity. A new favourite.
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