In the early 11th century, the Goryeo era. A princess named Lee Hwa who was only 18 years old began to realize that her stepmother... more>> whom she loved was slowly killing her over the past 10 years. In order to survive the death that haunts her, she leaves Gaegyeong City and relies on a letter given by her teacher. The princess takes an arduous journey to Haeju City to meet a man named Yang Sa-Eon, one of the students most trusted by their teacher. <<less

After her house falls to ruin, Abigail Dilloa is relegated to serving an imprisoned princess for the rest of her life. Just as she finally... more>> comes to terms with her fate, assassins murder the sweet princess in cold blood. Faced with the same grisly fate, Abigail's past regrets flash before her eyes, but she is saved at the last minute by Duke Lakiel de Edelgard. However, the cunning duke is hell-bent on revenge, and he gives her an ultimatum: die, or play the part of Princess Violeta in his sinister succession scheme. Now that she has become a puppet in this play, will Abigail manage to fool the world and steal the throne? Or, will the cruel politics of the palace expose her act as nothing but a sham? <<less