Hwang Jin Yi

Magistrate Hwangs daughter Jinyi is jilted before her wedding because a shoe maker was smitten with her and commits suicide Jinyi becomes a courtesan and becomes famous for her wits and beauty She falls for Byuk Kyesu but hes chosen to be an envoy to a far off kingdom When he leaves she feels so betrayed she takes to a life of wandering She meets Lee Saeng a destitute scholar and stays with him until she discovers hes going to sell her to a group of itinerate clowns Instead she joins them willingly