简介：Kil-rye,ayounggirlfromanupper-classfamilythathasseenbetterdays,ismarriedoffformoneytothedeceasedsonofalocalmagnatenamedMr.Kim.Mrs.Kim(MoonJeong-suk),intendingtoglorifyherfamilybymakingKil-ryearenowned"widowofvirtue,"keepshernewdaughter-in-lawpreoccupiedwithmyriadhouseholdchores.However,Kil-rye(WonMi-kyeong)growsupandhasachanceencounterthatbringsabouthersexualawakening.ShehasrepeatedphysicalrelationswithHan-seong,who,muchlikeherself,hasbeenplayingthepartofwidowertoMr.Kim'sdeaddaughter.WhenMr.Kimfindsout,hekicksKil-ryeoutofthehouse,butgiveshertheopportunitytostartanewlifewithYun-bo(ShinIl-ryong),aservantinMr.Chae'shousehold.AsaservantforMr.Chaealongsidehernewhusband,Kil-ryelivesahappylifedespiteherfallensocialstatus.ButwhenMr.ChaebeginsrepeatedlyviolatingKil-rye,Yun-bokillshismasterandrunsawaywithhiswife.Sometimelater,Yun-bodiscoversthathisfamily,whomhebelievedtohavebeenexterminatedbythegovernment,hasbeenrestored.Hereuniteswithhisparents,takinghiswifewithhim.Overnight,Kil-ryegoesfromalowlyservanttothedaughter-in-lawofinfluentialOfficialYun.Buttheluxuryisshort-lived:whenshefailstoconceiveachildaftermorethanthreeyears,Kil-ryeandherhusbandareplungedintoanxiety.WhentheproblemturnsouttobeonYun-bo'sside,Kil-ryeisforcedtosleepwithanothermaninordertoproduceasontocontinuethefamilyname.OnthedayhersonispresentedtoOfficialYun'sancestorsatthefamilyburialground,Kil-ryereceivesasilverbladefromherhusbandandhangsherself.…