The Terminally Ill Concubine Wants to Live

Seolgi, one of the many concubines of Jewol. For a concubine of humble birth with no influential backing, life within the deep palace is nothing but daily agony. After being pushed down the stairs by another concubine who had long viewed her as an eyesore, Seolgi catches a glimpse of a man named Kang Ji-hwan's memories in a dream. There, she discovers that she is a character in one of the many novels he has read. An ill-fated concubine who suffers without any significant presence, only to eventually die by falling into a well. Just as Seolgi longs to escape that destiny, she receives a summons from the Emperor, as if by fate. “Don’t just stand there. Come here and pour me a drink.” Is...