This TV biopic traces the tumultuous life of Lady Choi Sook-bin, who was born as a lowly commoner but entered the royal palace to become a royal concubine where she shone ever so brilliantly
. The life of her son, who is fathered by King Sook-jong, is also depicted as he transforms into the next king! Lady Choi Sook-bin gingerly and wisely maneuvers through the deadly political infighting in the royal courts in order to survive and protect her son, who was fathered by the king. She raises her son into a well-balanced and educated person though strict discipline!
讲述了朝鲜第21代王英祖的生母也是19代王肃宗的后宫、贱民出身的淑嫔崔氏其波澜万丈起伏跌宕的人生和儿子英祖大王戏剧般的成长过程。 在西人和南人势力反复执政和实权更迭的肃宗时代，朝鲜历史上首次以宫中最下层宫女的身份被赐为内命府最高品阶的女人——淑嫔崔氏，小小年纪就深感自己 身处的位置和身份的极限，总是不失沉着和贤明，为保护有着贱民出身身份的儿子延礽君（后来的英祖大王）在生存和死亡相互交织的朋党政治中隐藏自己，睿智地 安身立命保存了自己和儿子性命，用自己的爱和鞭策把儿子培养成王使其登上王位。
