Dong Yi — Season 1, Episode 19: The Conspiracy
Drama • 65 min • 1 season, 60 episodes • ★ 7.7/10
Episode synopsis
Jang Ok Jeong and her family will be in trouble if they are found guilty of poisoning the Queen Dowager. She then realizes that it is an opportunity to frame the Queen and takes her title. But, both of them are suspects and because the King doesn't know who to believe, he orders Chief Seo to investigate. Jang Ok Jeong's brother wants to kill Dong Yi, in which she refuses at first. But then, when she sees Dong Yi is talking with the King, she accepts her brother's proposal. Then, police finds all the evidence that connect the official who poisons the Queen Dowager to the Queen. Although it is all a set up, the Queen's family and court ladies are arrested and questioned. Meanwhile, Dong Yi and Cheon Soo go out to investigate the matter more thoroughly.
About Dong Yi
Set during the reign of King Sukjong in the Joseon dynasty, the story focuses on Dong Yi, a water maid who gains the trust of Queen Inhyeon and later the favour of the king when he is moved by her prayers for the health of the Queen during the court disputes caused by Jang Hee Bin. Dong Yi becomes a concubine with the rank of sook-bin and bears a son who will later become the 21st king of Joseon, Yeongjo.