Lee Hwa-ryong

A man assists a woman in danger, but through her actions, she unintentionally causes his death. Everyone in the village knows that she visits his tomb every spring, but no one knows the details of her story.

Bae's two daughters, Jang-hwa and Hong-ryeon, are abused to death by their stepmother. But Jang-hwa cannot just go away to the other world. She becomes a ghost, haunting the governor every night to help her take her revenge. The governor orders an investigation. Jang-hwa's stepmother finally confesses what she did and the governor punishes her.

King Sukjong exalts a greedy concubine to the status of Bin, which is next to that of the Queen. The new Bin, who is now called Jang Hui-bin, drives out the Queen through a coup and takes her place. But thanks to loyal court officials, the King finds out what has been going on. He demotes Jang to Bin again and reinstates his Queen. Jang, now vindictive, conspires with her mother to kill the queen and reclaim her place. But the conspiracy is brought to light, and Jang is executed.

짐수레를 끄는 홀아비 마부인 춘삼은 고등고시를 공부하는 장남 수업과, 언어 장애 탓에 못된 남편에게 맞고 쫓겨 오기 일쑤인 맏딸 옥례, 가난한 집안 형편에 불만을 품고 신분 상승을 꿈꾸는 작은딸 옥희, 도둑질을 일삼는 막내 대업 등 네 자녀와 함께 살고 있다. 마주 집의 식모살이를 하고 있는 수원댁은 가난한 마부인 춘삼을 물심양면으로 도와주고 둘 사이에는 애틋한 감정이 오간다. 장남은 세 번이나 고등고시에 떨어지고, 큰딸은 남편의 학대에 못 이겨 한강에 투신해 자살하며, 작은딸도 부잣집 아들에게 농락당하는 등 온 가족이 시련을 겪는 가운데, 설상가상으로 춘삼은 사장의 자동차에 말이 놀라 다리까지 다친다. 게다가 마주는 말을 팔겠다며 마부 일을 그만두게 한다. 수원댁은 식모 일을 하며 모아둔 돈으로 그 말을 몰래 사서 춘삼에게 돌려준다. 마침내 장남 수업이 고시에 합격하던 날, 모두 모인 가족들은 수원댁을 어머니로 모신다. 새로운 희망에 부푼 춘삼의 가족들은 눈이 내리는 중앙청 거리를 함께 걷는다.

Mr. Park raises his children by repairing charcoal pits. Although ignorant and stubborn, Mr. Park has a good heart. He is displeased, however, with his eldest daughter, Yong-sun (Jo Mi-ryeong), because of her close relationship with Jae-cheon (Hwang hae), who is a scamp in his eyes. He is also unsatisfied with his second daughter, Myeong-sun (Eom Aeng-ran), for liking Ju-sik (Bang Su-il). Only his eldest son, Yong-beom (Kim Jin-gyu), is the apple of his eye, as he approves of his son's wife, Jeom-rye (Kim Hye-jeong). When Yong-beom is sent to a foreign branch office, Mr. Park is against it at first but approves of it, as he knows what it means for his son's future. Eventually, too, he begins to approve of his two daughters' relationships.