She has come from another time so she in independent and outspoken, thus surprising the group of of 8 surviving Prince’s who are used to more subdued woman. From the very beginning it touched my heart how she had time travelled from her time back into the Historic times of Goryeo Dynasty of Korea. She ends up in the Princes outdoors bathing room. A naturally heated pool where the Princes cleansed themselves and bathed in the natural springs. They were shocked when she appeared there.

Then her cousin Park Si-eun as Lady Hae8th prince Wang Wook's wife and Hae Soo's cousin dies and she is left alone. She is ordered to marry the King as an alliance with her cousins family but she cuts her own arm with a shard from a vase she breaks and avoids the marriage but most of the Prince’s are in love with her. They are so happy she didn’t marry their father and instead becomes a Court Lady under concubine Oh. She is one of the kings favourites.

Lee Joon-Gi/4th Prince. Wang So, he is the grouchiest and the most arrogant he’s always telling her off but deep down he has and unwavering affection for her. He shows her around his favourite hidden places in the place gardens and warns her not to trust anyone. He watches over her from a distance.

The crown Prince Kim San-Ho / 1st Prince Wang Moo the Crown Prince has a variety of aliments and infections on his body like boils or allergy rashes. Hae Soo from modern times knows how to help him. He learns to trust her medications.

A general Sung Dong-il as General Park Soo-kyungand his Tomboy daughter Z Hera/Park Soon Deok [Park Soo Gyeong's Daughter of the General. She has loved 10th Prince Wang Eun from childhood and got to be his wife. Has arrived at the palace. It was not easy for her to get the Prince to love her back as he already loved Hae Soo. The General has been the 4th Prince. Wang So, mentor and teacher. Especially teacher of the Martial Arts. His daughter has the same skills. He has a love for the Prince So and is his greatest supporter. Park Soon Deok was funny when she asked her husband will she get pregnant after they were kissing for the first time.

Lee Joon-Gi/4th Prince. Wang So house riding skills are phenomenal and he takes her (Hae Soo) away with him for an all night ride all the way to the seashore to watch the sunrise. She is the only one he can trust of confide in. Episode 11-12 is hard to take when he knowingly drinks the poisoned tea meant for the Crown Prince and he almost dies. He was trying to save Hae Soo and the Crown Prince but she was still imprisoned and tortured. His character is really a sweetheart and so genuine in his conversation and his feelings but pressured by external events and politics. He falls deeper and deeper in love with her because of her great compassion, sympathy and caring nature. This is why as viewers we love this drama so much. Lee Joon Gi acting as Wang So the 4th Prince brings a heart felt dimension to this character that moves us so much as the viewer. So we watch this over and over just to see his wonderful portrayal of this outstanding character that he has brought to life in our hearts and minds. We love him, LJG so much.

I can't understand people complaining about his acting and the acting of the brother sibling. It is because of Hae Soo interfering nature why she always get in trouble. When she about to be executed her boss comes to her rescue and takes the blame.en years before someone send her poison and she miscarried the Kings baby. So just 10 years earlier her and the king were still sleeping together. She is a concubine. She tells the King she doesn’t want to lose another child to Queen Yoo. She Lady Oh will take the place of Hae Soo. She is dying anyway.

Hae Soo went outside the Kings residence to kneel to beg for Lady Oh life to be spared. She is already in a weakened state after being tortured. Looks like she has sustained a deep injury to her leg. The Nam Joo-Hyuk 13th Prince Wang Wook (Baek-A) comes to talk to her but she doesn’t listen. He tells her Lady Oh is doing this to save her and she is just angering the King. He said he’ll go prepare medicine for her and she asks for the 8th Prince but he is forced to abandon her because of what he knows. She’s been kneeling for two days without food and water. The rain comes. Everyone has been forbidden by the King to help her. Who comes to her aid to shelter her with his cloak and stand with her in the rain none other than the one that loves her the most and will risk his life and the wrath of the King ………… Yes who else but Lee Joon-Gi/4th Prince,Wang So. While others stand aside and watch. 8th Prince Wang Woo walks away. I think that this was Wang So’s greatest moment in this drama. I was so proud of him. The two youngest Princes were kneeling to the side. Wang So was send away as an ambassador to Jin as punishment for assisting Hae Soo but asked for her to be taken care of.

I hated and detested the character of Park Ji Young/Dowager Empress Yoo [Tae Jo's 3rd Queen and mother of the 3rd Prince, 4th Prince and 14 Prince ). This evil queen wanted Goryeo to belong to one of her son. She got her wish but it went to the son that she had disowned. Karma gets you. She’ll do anything to put her son on the throne. She even stopped to gloat when the Lady Oh was being lead away to her execution because Lady Oh was her greatest rival and the Kings confidant. The King loved her.

s soon as Lee Joon-Gi/4th Prince,Wang So left the palace Hae Soo was kicked out by the King. She becomes a Gyobang water maid doing washing.
A year later when Wang So comes back and finds Have Soo gone he refuses to do what the King has asked him to do. He goes straightaway to find her at her job, to hug her and greet her and tell her that he missed her. She makes him take off the mask that he has been wearing again. He is so demanding and never lets her do her own thing. She has to give him the put down “When I meet you I remember every thing that I want to forget.” His broken hearted face is too much ……… for me to look at. He has deep thoughts in his caring for her. He’ll give up everything to make her happy. I like Wang So saying to Wang Wook”Your uselessness makes me shake with anger.” At the point of episode 13 she should have married Wang So when he asked her.

I love Lee Joon-Gi/4th Prince,Wang and Hae Soo together LJG and UI have strong chemistry together.

Seo Hyun/Gisaeng Woo Hee [Last Princess of Hubaekje] has been self harming herself. She has scar cuts on her arm. The Nam Joo-Hyuk 13th Prince Wang Wook (Baek-A) is in love with her. They are lovers but she is not sure of her alliance with the Kings rules. She is planning to assassinate the King during her dance routine at the Peace Summit. He(13th Prince) is an excellent Prince with the qualities of charming, delightful and likeable man. The happy Prince the beautiful man reads her dance moves and gets in front of her sword and she stabs him instead of the King. His father the King killed her whole family she was the only one left that is why she has antagonisms.

II didn’t realise it was Kang Ha-Neul 8th Prince Prince Wang Wook what was putting mercury poison in the King Kim San-Ho / 1st Prince Wang Moo the Crown Prince bath. I thought it was the sneaky 9th prince, Wang Won (Yoon Sun Woo) who frequently causes trouble behind the scenes. Quietly causes mayhem without getting caught for a very long time. This guy was actually the baddest Prince who managed to put the blame on tho everyone but himself but he got his Karma in the end. The 8th Prince is one of the cleverest of the brothers and he is behind the scenes manipulating them. Hae Soo is shocked to earn that the 8th Prince poisoned the King.

Z Hera/Park Soon Deok and her husband the 10th Prince Wang Eun are fleeing from the King’s men when they are cornered. He 3rd Prince Wang Yo has put out a rumour that Wang Sun grandfather has caused the coup. She, Park Soon Deok is the better fighter and is protecting her husband. He is pleading for their lives from their brother. She is wounded from behind by a soldier. He comfort and consoles her and says” we will go together” as she dies. The king his brother shoots two arrows into him. Wang So the 4th prince tries to protect him. Jung the 14th Prince arrives and Wang So goes to his aid as the Kings arrow strikes the other brother. The younger talks about his birthday and the gift only he can give. Then he talks bout his wife that he can’t let her go alone “so give me the gift only you can give me so I can go with her.” He’s begging Wang So to kill him. Although it stresses him to the max and tears are streaming down his face. He stands up takes up his sword, Scream out and swings it. Silence reigns the Wang So laugh maniacally and crying at the same time stands up and walks away. Just shocked at what he had just done.

I was like a moth to a flame and so close to it that I nearly got my wings burnt. So why? First of the language and the poetic ways, the history, the wonderful actors (the Princes) (they had their own little stories),the imagery, the horse riding (I’ve got a thing for horses), the costumes, the scenery, the romance between the 4th Prince and Hae Soo and the story itself. This girl from the future changed history and made all these Princes fall in love with her because she was different. All the little problems she encountered and experienced. How she solved them in her own way but also complicated conditions and relationships so that eventually she had to leave the palace because she didn’t really understand the politics of that society and that it was impossible to change what has been set for a thousand years into mere weeks and months. So there were many experiences that for the viewer tore at the hearts and minds. Despite the kings total love and commitment to her he couldn’t get over the politics. They shared some tender moments that will be engraved on your heart, moving, poignant, emotional, heart wrenching and sweet. These will keep you locked into their love story to the very end. No you don’t get the ending you want but their story will keep you coming back for more and reliving again all those fragile, affectionate, loving and sometimes treacherous times. Its not all about the love, some of it is about the hate and the betrayal, the insidious double dealing. That betrayal is what breaks her heart and its not even his duplicity. It is also a story of revenge, become king and I will remember the evil you and yours have done to me. All of my spitefulness, malevolence and vindictiveness will take satisfaction.

I have finished watching this again. It is still my favourite of all favourites. Despite the sad parts there is something very addictive about this fascinating drama