Yoon Dan-oh is set to embark on a seemingly impossible mission to keep the house left by her father in The Secret Romantic Guesthouse.
Lucky for her, she has three capable men all willing to protect and help her.
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The Secret Romantic Guesthouse Opening Week Story
Born from a noble family, Yoon Dan-oh’s life, unfortunately, is not of comfort and opulence. Living in the capital city, Hanyang, she had to convert their big house to a guesthouse.
However, she struggles to get people to stay in the house as her simple inn can’t compare to other established and big inns.
Her problem escalates when she learned that her father pawned their house to loan money from Jang Tae-hwa (Oh Man-seok). The latter agreed because at that time his son was betrothed to Master Yoon’s eldest daughter.
Currently housing only three young masters preparing for state and military exams; Dan-oh is in big problem.
Jung Yoo-ha (Jung Gun Joo) offered to help but she politely refused the money he raised. Kim Shi Yeol (Kang Hoon) also does a great job giving comfort to Dan-oh who still smiles albeit her problems.
Kang San (Ryeoun) ensures protection for her when an avid admirer thought of kidnapping her.
The three young masters live with Yuk-ho (In Gyo Jin), the legendary scholar who has been taking the state exam for 10 years.
Mission Save “Garden of Flowers”
Meanwhile, King Lee Chang commands Master Jang to search for Lee Seol, the deposed heir of the late king. He is also known as “snowflake” and a veiled group is on a mission to protect him at any cost.
Thus, they searched every nook and cranny of the capital when news broke that Lee Seol is in Hanyang.
Master Jang is also keen to capture Lee Seol as he holds a grudge against him. He wants his life more than responding to the king’s order. Someone dear to him died because of a skilled assassin who protected him when a trap was laid on him by his old eunuch.
King Lee Chang who receives a divine message from a seer that he won’t have an heir, rides on his pregnant concubine’s goal of giving him a prince when what she’s pregnant with is not a baby boy.
Unknown to them, Minister Shin Won-ho (Ahn Nae Sang) knows the newly birthed prince is the concubine’s Plan b. And that the prince is not a person belonging to the royal family.
Coming up with a plan, Dan-oh visits Master Jang to propose that she will offer herself to bring Lee Seol to him. The job would amount to the 100 nyang that she needs to pay him.
The Secret Romantic Guesthouse Opening Week Musings
Quickly paced, The Secret Romantic Guesthouse threw in a stockpile of details in its pilot week episodes. As expected in historical dramas, the story already introduced a few characters and numerous cryptic details.
We can deduce that the forbidden annex could be related to what Master Jang referred to have had happened to Dan-oh’s older sister.
Notably, the power struggle for the throne appears to be one of the major conflicts that would be discussed in the series.
The search for Lee Seol entwines Dan-oh to San, Si-yeol and Yoo-ha as the three are hinted to know about him, could be related to him or even one of them. Thus, Dan-oh’s brave bargaining with Master Jang might trouble her in the future.
SBS’ new series would explore more about life outside the palace featuring the commoners and noblemen. Still, it will involve the royal family with the crown contention already introduced in the story.
Will Master Jang agree to Dan-oh’s proposal?
Hang out with Dan-oh and the flower boy scholars at Garden of Flowers every Monday and Tuesday in The Secret Romantic Guesthouse. International fans can watch it on Viu.
Photos: SBS Drama
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