#TheRedSleeve San’s wife - Queen Hyoui : a thread #LeeSeYoung #LeejunHo (photo from the drama Yi San - wind of the palace) 
Queen Hyoui is most mysterious character of #TheRedSleeve . Quoted many times all along the drama, we never get the chance to see her. But at 1st, when I heard of her at ep16 (when San’s running to Deok Im after learning her pregnancy changes his mind to see the queen instead) …
…i was in choke. I wrote about what I thought was a mistake at that time. But, San’s wife is mentioned several times since the beginning of the drama #TheRedSleeve #LeeJunHo #LeeSeYoung
https://twitter.com/lullydash/status/1488560349540458509
I still think though it was an error for not showing her bc she played a big role IRL in Deok Im’s refusal, and bc of the plot twist of ep16, which was coming out of the blue #TheRedSleeve #LeeJunHo #LeeSeYoung
San married Hyoui in 1762 (year of Sado’s death) at the age of 10 yo (international age). She was 8. Royal family members were married children but the wedding was consummate at 15 yo (for the men)/14 yo (for the women) #TheRedSleeve #LeeJunHo #LeeSeYoung
When San meets Deok Im in the drama as children, he’s already married. That’s why his hairstyle is the sangtu (hair tied in a topknot, with an headgear), used by married men only. #TheRedSleeve #LeeSeYoung #LeeJunHo
In the movie The throne, Sado gave the advice to the newly weds to get along with each other, as the key of their happiness in life. But irl, they never got along #TheRedSleeve #LeeJunHo #LeeSeYoung
Yeongjo loved Hyoui because she refused to come back to her family, after sado’s death, asking to stay no matter what with her husband #LeeSeYoung #LeeJunHo
Queen Hyoui never succeeded to get pregnant, despite all the infertility medicine she took. When San proposed Deok Im for the 1st time to become his concubine at 15 yo, she refused bc Queen Hyoui didn’t have a child yet. #TheRedSleeve #LeeJunHo #LeeSeYoung
As Deok Im was Lady Hyegyeong’s court lady maid, she probably knew personally queen Hyoui #TheRedSleeve #LeeJunHo #LeeSeYoung
In 1762, San was sent living to Yeongjo’s palace to ensure his survival. Hyegyeong sent him to reinforce the bond between them so the grandfather wouldn’t be tempted to kill him one day as he did for Sado #TheRedSleeve #LeeSeYoung #LeeJunHo
Princess Hwawan (aka San’s crazy auntie) played a big role in her life as she replaced her mother at that time (unbelievable! I know! Specially when you know how it’ll end badly for her). But she turned San again Hyoui #TheRedSleeve #LeeJunHo #LeeSeYoung
When San proposed the 2nd time, Deok Im refused for the same reason: the queen didn’t have a child yet. And she never would.The eve of her death, Deok Im asked the queen to carry the heir of the throne. She never gave up that idea till the end #TheRedSleeve #LeeJunHo #LeeSeYoung
It’s said that queen Hyoui was sad when Deok Im died. They knew each other for 20 years and Deok Im, who stayed humble & modest, never used her position as the king’s favorite & mother of the crown prince to be disrespectful to anybody #TheRedSleeve #LeeJunHo #LeeSeYoung
Queen Hyoui died 21 y after Jeongjo. Her name, queen Hyoui (the kind empress) was given posthumously by king Gojong in 1899. #TheRedSleeve #LeeSeYoung #LeeJunHo
There’s not many things to say about queen Hyoui bc JeongJo didn’t leave records for her as for Deok Im. The 3 of them met probably in 1762: San & Hyoui got married and Deok Im entered the palace as a gugnyeo. They sealed their destiny tgt for the best & the worst #TheRedSleeve
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