Set towards the end of the Joseon Dynasty period, Madam Cho lives as a devoted wife, but secretly, she resents the restrictions placed upon her by society. Madam Cho has held many discrete relationships with other men. Cho Won is an accomplished scholar and skilled in martial arts. His real passion, though, is seducing other women. Madam Cho is his first love. Since that time, they have engaged in high-stakes games of seduction and love. They both hide their true feelings for each other. Madam Cho then sets Cho Won upon the innocent So Ok, who will become her husband's concubine.
(Source: MyDramaList)
~~ Adapted from the novel "Les Liaisons Dangereuses" by Pierre Choderlos-de-Laclos.
