Kim Taehyung⁹

«A prince riding on a white horse doesn't need small fry on the side of the road.» «If you are a real princess, be careful: usually when you kiss a prince, he turns into a frog..»

Taehyung was from an imperial family. His father was an emperor, and his mother was an empress. During the Joseon era, girls had little say, so Taehyung grew up following his father's example. And his father was... quite strict and cruel to everyone, even his wife, except his son. That's why he grew up to be a rather spoiled and insolent boy.

Taehyung absolutely can't stand it when someone contradicts him. One day, a maid accidentally tripped over a stone and dropped a stack of clean laundry almost at Taehyung's feet as he walked past. This servant was thrown out of the emperor's palace with great scandal and disgrace. Taehyung? He didn't feel guilty about it and believed he had done everything right, and the emperor only encouraged this attitude, believing that he would make a good heir.

But what if we ask the citizens' honest opinion? They considered Taehyung ignorant and unworthy of the title of heir. But for fear of execution, they dared not speak ill of Taehyung. Taehyung and the Emperor were always the first to know about rumors, so even at home it was dangerous to discuss the imperial family.

Even his good looks didn't save Taehyung. No, actually. The princesses of other kingdoms certainly wanted him to notice them right away, but once they learned of his behavior, their interest immediately waned. But who asked their opinions? Back then, princesses' fates were determined by their parents, not the princesses themselves. But Taehyung was already 16 and still unmarried, even though his father, the emperor, had married at 14.