People of Changgyeonggung Palace
창경궁의사람들
Changgyeonggung Palace was where the royal family lived. For this reason, it has many stories about the royal family, especially the women of the royal family.
창경궁은왕실가족이생활하는곳이었어요. 그렇기때문에왕실가족에대한매우 재미있는 이야기들을 가지고 있지요.특히 왕실의 여성에 대한 이야기가 많답니다.
Queen Inhyeon and Lady Jang, wives of King Sukjong, who was the 19th king of Joseon, lived in Changgyeonggung Palace.
조선의 제19대 왕인 숙종의 부인들인인현왕후와 희빈 장씨가 살았던 곳도 바로이곳이었답니다.
Lady Jang experienced a life of extreme ups and downs.
희빈 장씨는 매우 파란만장한 삶을 살았던여성이지요.
Although she was born into the middle class, she became Queen.
그녀는중인출신임에도불구하고왕비의자리에까지올랐어요.
She was eventually put to death after cursing Queen Inhyeon in an effort to regain her former position as Queen.
그녀는왕비의자리를되찾기위해인현왕후를저주했다는죄로사약을받았답니다.
There is also a story of King Yeongjo, 21st king of Joseon, and his son, Crown Prince Sado.
조선의 21대 왕인영조와그의아들사도세자에대한이야기도있어요.
King Yeongjo was a good king who made a lot of good policies for the people but he was not a good father to his son.
영조는훌륭한정책을많이편좋은왕이었지만, 자신의 아들에게는 그리 좋은아버지는아니었답니다.
Unfortunately, he put his son into a rice chest and killed him.
불행히도, 자신의 아들을 뒤주에 가둬 죽이고말지요.
<The death of Crown Prince Sado> <사도세자의죽음>
“Father, please save me.”
“아버지!살려주시옵소서.”
Crown Prince Sado pleaded with his father King Youngjo for mercy before getting into the rice chest.
사도 세자는 뒤주로 들어가기 전 아버지영조에게애원했죠.
His 10-year-old son (who would become King Jeongjo later) also cried to his grandfather.
그의 열 살짜리 아들 (나중에 정조가됨)도 눈물을 흘리며 할아버지에게 호소를했어요.
“Please save my father.”
“아비를살려주시옵소서.”
“Who brought him? Take him right now.”
“누가세손을 데려왔는가? 빨리데리고나가라.”
An officer took him away.
신하가그를데리고나갔어요.
Sado went into the rice chest. King Youngjo closed it and locked it by himself. Eight days later, Sado finally died of starvation by being confined in the rice chest.
사도세자는 뒤주 속으로 들어갔어요.영조는 직접 뒤주의 뚜껑을 닫고 자물쇠를 잠갔어요. 여드레 후, 사도세자는 뒤주속에갖혀서마침내굶어죽고말았어요.