Title: P'aegwan Song A-yŏng ŭi chapki
Description: "Song A-young, the daughter of a noble family, earns a living for her family. One day, A-young, who was a concubine who was favored by the previous king, was expelled from the palace and was even asked to write a story about the murder of a military officer last year. She sets out to solve the riddles of the military. A man with a jealous wife is found dead inside a locked room. A-young, who has a gut feeling that the man's death is not an accident but a murder, succeeds in unraveling the mystery. She tries to spread the truth. Meanwhile, Cheong-yu, who has become a high-ranking official in the Joseon dynasty, asks Ah-young to meet her in order to realize her great ambition, and the meeting brings the three members of the Song family and the life course of Cheong-yu, a samurai who gave up the path of military service, together." --
Subjects: Mistresses, Fiction, History, Murder, Investigation, Politics and government, Employees, Armed Forces, Kings and rulers, Young women, Gossip columnists
Places: Korea
Time periods: Chosŏn dynasty, 1392-1910