公元1506年,燕山君(李东健 饰)暴虐无道,群臣发动政变,拥立燕山君之弟:晋城大君(延宇振 饰)为王,即位为朝鲜中宗。中宗与王妃慎彩景(朴敏英 饰)鹣鲽情深,却因其父为燕山君的心腹大将,让彩景仅仅做了七日的王妃,便在群臣的逼迫之下遭到废黜。相爱却无法相守,被迫分离的两人,用一生的时间思念着彼此,留下朝鲜史上最刻骨铭心的爱情悲剧。Kyung is the daughter of a powerful politician during the Joseon Dynasty. She falls in love with Crown Prince Lee Yuk, who lives under the tyranny of his half-brother, King Yeon San Gun. When Lee Yuk rises to the throne and becomes King Jung Jong, Chae Kyung becomes Queen Dan Kyung, who becomes caught in the cross-fires of different political factions as well as the jealousies between the brothers When Dan Kyung's own father stages a coup against the king, Queen Dan Kyung is dethroned only after seven days and expelled from the palace. What will happen to the love between the king and queen when they can no longer be together?