promptly slapped by her. His fortunes take a turn for the better and in an amazing twist of destiny, he finds himself as the Prince Consort. However, his new bride, helplessly carrying the burden of her father's illness and the danger to her brother's life, initially has no time or inclination for his love. Jung Jong finds that he cannot remain apolitical and neutral and he too must take a stand in the political struggle. Just as his relationship with his wife begins to improve, his life is endangered in an attempt to resist Grand Prince Suyang. Lee Soon-jae as Kim Jong-seo (김종서, 金宗瑞) The brilliant Deputy Prime Minister of Joseon and the most trusted advisor of King Munjong, he alienates Grand Prince Suyang when he accepts Princess Gyeonghye instead of Suyang's daughter as bride for his younger son. He pays the price of his misalliance with his life and the destruction of his family. Supporting characters Um Hyo-sup as Yi Gae, the former teacher of Seung-yoo, Jong and Myeon Heo Jung-kyu as Kim Seung-gyu, Seung-yoo's older brother Lee Joo-seok as Grand Prince Anpyeong Kim Seo-ra as Lady Yoon, Grand Prince Suyang's wife Cha Min-ji as Yeo-ri Kwon Hyun-sang as Lee Soong, Se-ryung's brother Seo Hye-jin as Lee Se-jung, Se-ryung's younger sister Jung Dong-hwan as King Munjong Noh Tae-yeob as King Danjong, later Prince Nosan Ban So-young as Eun-geum, Princess Gyeonghye's maid Lee Hyo-jung as Shin Suk-ju Lee Dae-yeon as Kwon Ram Yoon Seung-won as Prince Onyeong Kwon Tae-won as Min Shin Kim Ik-tae as Jo Geuk-gwan Kim Young-bae as Jun Gyun Choi Moo-sung as Ham-gwi Jung Jin as Chil-gap Jung Geun as Mak-son Lee Hee-do as Han Myung-hoi Moon Poong-ji as eunuch Moon Lee El as Mae-hyang Jin Sung as Song Ja-beon Ga Deuk-hee as Lady Ryu, Kim Seung-gyu's wife Kim Yoo-bin as Kim Ah-kang Yoo Ha-joon as Im Woon Hong Il-kwon as Grand Prince Geumseong Kim Roi-ha as Jo Seok-joo Yoon Jong-hwa as Jun Noh-gul Choo So-young as Cho-hee Choi Han-bit as Moo-young Lee Seul-bi as So-aeng Lee Hee-joon as Gong Chil-goo Ratings Awards and nominations International broadcast On September 2, 2012, members of the cast, namely Park Si-hoo, Song Jong-ho and Hong Soo-hyun, attended a promotional concert at Tokyo International Forum to promote the airing of the series on Japanese satellite channel BNK-BS. It aired in the Philippines on the GMA Network from November 19, 2012 until