Through the extraordinary life journey of Guk In-yeob, an aristocrat girl who falls to the status of slave overnight, the drama shows how women of Joseon struggled to define their identities in the society where women were considered second citizen and to find love unrestrained by the caste system. Also, a realistic portrayal of everyday dramas in the female quarter and female servants’ secret rendezvous and love scandal cast new light on women’s life in Joseon.