In the JTBC Saturday-Sunday drama ‘Lady Ok’ (written by Park Ji-sook/directed by Jin Hyeok and Choi Bo-yoon) that aired on the afternoon of the 29th, a scene was depicted where Seong Do-gyeom (played by Kim Jae-won) searches for the whereabouts of his older brother Seong Yun-gyeom (played by Chu Young-woo).
On this day, the body of Seong Yun-gyeom (played by Choo Young-woo) was discovered, and Gu Deok-i (played by Lim Ji-yeon) and Seong Do-gyeom came to see the body to confirm the identity. Gudeok removed the straw covering the body and said, “This body is not my wife.” He continued, “Seobang-nim has a scar on his shoulder. It is a scar that will not disappear unless it is cut out. His height is different from that of Seobang-nim, and his hands are not trained in martial arts.” The official of the government office asked, “How can you be sure that it is not Seong Yun-gyeom based on that alone? Is it possible that you want to deny that he is your husband because your future as a widow is at a loss?” Seong Do-gyeom was furious and said, “I will not bear it if you insult my sister-in-law and our family one more time.” “I won’t do it,” he warned.
Afterwards, scandalous rumors began to circulate among Cheongsu-hyeon’s wives about Gudeok. They said, “Visiting foreign branch offices is a bit much, and rumors are also a bit like that.” He then whispered, “It’s not just the rumor. A cursed doll has been found. It looks like he’s jealous of his sister-in-law and won’t even let him have children.” Also, rumors were spreading among the noblemen of the yuhyangso. They said to Seong Do-gyeom, “At a regular meeting at our yuhyangso, a story was brought up that your sister-in-law was harming public morals. Your sister-in-law hung out with men who lived outside the house and stayed out for long periods of time.” He even fueled the rumor by saying, “I heard that you are having an affair with your sister-in-law.”
Accordingly, Seong Do-gyeom gathered all the servants in the house in the middle of the night and asked, “Who does this house belong to? This house belongs to my sister-in-law over there. Seven years ago, our family was framed and fell apart. We lost our deceased father and absent brother. “It is the great madam who has restored the honor of this house,” he said. When Seong Do-gyeom was young, his respect for Gu-deok was so strong that he pledged to her, “I will live for my sister-in-law from now on.” In response, Seong Do-gyeom said, “The way to rebuild the family now is to find my brother,” and decided to leave for Icheon to find Seong Yun-gyeom.
Seong Do-gyeom and his servant began to carry Seong Yun-gyeom’s paintings from place to place. I searched and searched all over the streets of Icheon, but my efforts ended in vain. They found Song Seo-in (Chu Young-woo) talking at a tavern late at night. Song Seo-in was missing Gudeok and was saying to herself, “If I had known this would be the case, I would have fed him lots of delicious food.” In response, the servant Dok2 hugged Song Seo-in and cried out, “Big Seo-in!” There was a misunderstanding between Song Seo-in and Seong Yun-gyeom because they looked the same.
Seong Do-gyeom calmed Dok2 down and explained Song Seo-in, saying, “He looks a lot like my older brother. This person is a friend of my sister-in-law who helped me seven years ago.” Then Song Seo-in gave a clue, saying, “Go to the Qing Dynasty and find your brother. If I remember, he was on an educational merchant ship heading to the Qing Dynasty.” After hearing this, Seong Do-gyeom and Dok-ki headed to the Qing Dynasty.
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