The mournful love story of King Jeongjo

Lee Hwi, son of Crown Prince Sado

Lee Hwi lost his father at the age of 11 and became king when his grandfather King Yeongjo passed away. Lee Hwi was favored by King Yeongjo and had never been scolded by his grandfather. Even when King Yeongjo was struggling enough to suspect dementia, his trust in Lee Hwi was strong.

Lee Hwi tried to be too nice to his grandfather. Lee Hwi originally liked to learn but studied harder. There is also a saying that it is a survival strategy to live on grandfather. There were forces that feared Lee Hwi becoming king. This is because I was afraid of the anger of Lee Hwi, who sent his father, Crown Prince Sado, without saving him.

So they try to assassinate Lee Hwi as soon as he becomes king, but they fail. And they are purged for treason. King Jeongjo's life has been a continuation of adversity since he was young. Still, King Jeongjo tried to become the right king. So King Jeongjo, who became king at the age of 25, is recognized as one of the greatest kings of Joseon, unlike his grandfather.

King Jeongjo, who had a crush on the court lady for 15 years

Deok-im entered the palace to work as a court lady. When Deok-im entered the palace, the atmosphere of the palace was not good due to the incident of Prince Sado. Deok-im's father was Ah-in, who worked at the father's house of Hyegyeonggung Hong, and Deok-im entered the palace as a court lady of Hyegyeonggung Hong.

Hyegyeonggung Hong liked Deok-im, and Deok-im was close to the princesses, Hong's daughters. King Jeongjo fell in love with the court lady at first sight, and the two fell in love. Jeongjo said to Deok-im, "Please really be my wife.

I suggested. Deok-im rejects Jeongjo's offer twice. The reason is that the government and queen of King Jeongjo are not pregnant. Deok-im pleaded that he could not accept the offer yet, and Jeongjo understood that it was due. However, King Jeongjo loved virtue for a long time and did not take care of the queen. Deokim was a felony of rejecting the king as a court lady, but King Jeongjo did not ask for a crime. King Jeongjo continued to wait for Deokim and married him at the age of 28. He married 15 years after his unrequited love for virtue.

King Jeongjo, who left his loved one

King Jeongjo, who lived a hard life, was really happy to marry Deokim. The Queen and virtue have been handed down without jealousy. I thought only happy things would happen to Jeongjo and Deokim, who have lived a hard and painful life.

Deokim gave birth to Munhyo, the eldest son of King Jeongjo. King Jeongjo raised his status by calling him "Uibin." "I finally became a father," he said with great joy. Then he gave birth to a second princess, and King Jeongjo said happily. Deok-yi gave birth easily. I'm so happy to have a son and a daughter," he told his servants.

But the princess died suddenly before she was two years old. King Jeongjo, Uibin, and Hyegyeonggung grandmother were very sad. Then, two years later, the prince died at Changgyeonggung Palace after suffering from measles at the age of 4-5.

When Moon Hyo left, Eui-bin was pregnant with her third child and was about to give birth. However, Eui-bin began to suffer from measles and died with his third child. King Jeongjo wrote about Uibin. "Dear my dear Bin. Suddenly, Bin died with the child in his stomach. All traces and scents disappeared. Where should I lean on? It's heartbreaking, sad, and hard."

Jeongjo grieves over the death of Uibin.

Eui-bin was ranked lower than the queen. Therefore, Munhyo was recorded as the son of a queen under the Joseon Act. Feeling sorry for this, King Jeongjo built the tomb of Uibin near the tomb of his son Munhyo. A further walk was the tomb of the princess.

His subjects objected, but King Jeongjo said to his subjects, "How can you object if you know how precious you are? That's enough." And King Jeongjo regularly visited Uibin's tomb. King Jeongjo organized the place where Uibin lived and named the palace where Uibin lived as Uibin Palace. It was unusual to name the palace after the concubine. You can guess how much King Jeongjo loved and missed Uibin.

At that time, under Korean law, Uibin did not give birth to a prince, so the ritual could not be held. However, King Jeongjo makes sacrifices to the prince, princess, and Uibin. King Jeongjo installed Uibin's mortuary in his main palace and named it Anhyeongung. And King Jeongjo wrote directly on the tombstone of Uibingung Palace.

Eui-bin is the mother of Prince Munhyo. Eui-bin has lost his literary ability and will to live. I want to go next to Moonhyo It's really gone. Eui-bin was intelligent from an early age, and as soon as he turned one, he knew how to write his name. Eui-bin was a gentle, neat, and gentle person. He is also a frugal person who lowered himself and raised others due to his outstanding dignity.

When he first proposed, Eui-bin cried and apologized for accepting the proposal because the queen had no children yet. She said she couldn't accept a sinner who refused to marry her. Uibin was the birth mother of Moon Hyo, but in national law, the queen was the mother. The queen loved Munhyo and raised her own child. The queen took care of Munhyo until Uibin settled down. Uibin trusted the queen completely and left her in charge.

Eui-bin called Munhyo the crown prince and respected him by using extreme honorifics. Eui-bin kept his manners, saying, "He is the future king and the son of the queen." Eui-bin acted politely and touched people with words. She was honest, honest, nice, but not blessed. This is my destiny. I miss Eui-bin and will be sick for a long time."

Much more is written on the tombstone, but it is summarized. With Uibin, Prince, and Princess leaving, King Jeongjo seems to have thought it was all because of his fate. However, he gave birth to Soobin's son Sunjo and did not visit Uibin's tomb.