Byeon Woo-seok ♥ IU, a full happy ending after the abolition of the monarchy… kiss at the ballpark ('21st Century Grand Lady') [Comprehensive]

[TV Report = Reporter Nam Geum-joo] IU and Byun Woo-seok got a happy ending after the abolition of the monarchy.

In the final episode of the MBC Friday-Saturday drama '21st Century Grand Prince's Wife,' which aired on the 16th, Seong Hui-ju (played by IU) and Prince Ian (played by Byun Woo-seok) protected each other.

That day, Prince Ian, who ascended the throne, declared, "Let's begin discussions on abolishing the monarchy." Earlier, Seong Hui-ju had asked Prince Ian, "What will be the first line recorded in the annals?" Prince Ian explained his intention to abolish the royal family, saying, "The beginning is the royal family, where one is born into a status that becomes privilege and constraint." Hearing this, Seong Hui-ju hugged Prince Ian, saying, "I thought it was treason, but it was a revolution. It's my dream."

However, Prince Ian faced fierce opposition. Min Jeong-woo (played by Noh Sang-hyun) reacted sharply, saying, "A king can change, but the royal family cannot." With the cabinet and royal relatives opposing him, the only place Prince Ian could rely on was the public.

Yun I-rang (Gong Seung-yeon) learned through Yun Seong-won (Jo Jae-yoon) that it was Min Jeong-woo who had summoned Prince Ian to the royal chamber. Min Jeong-woo, who appeared before Yun I-rang after the truth came out, said, "Please voice your opposition to the abolition of the monarchy." If Yun I-rang refused, he threatened to make even her son a criminal.

Min Jeong-woo then suspended the payment of the royal family budget. In response, Seong Hui-ju donated an amount under the name of Castle Group that exceeded a year's worth of budget, saying, "What good is having a rich in-law family?" Min Jeong-woo then pressured Castle Group through a slush fund investigation, but Seong Hyeon-guk (Jo Seung-yeon) and Seong Tae-ju (Lee Jae-won) stood firmly by Seong Hui-ju's side.

Prince Ian pointed out that what the royals, royal relatives, and yangban aristocrats wanted to protect was not the royal ancestral shrine and state altar, nor the monarchy, but their privileged status. When Min Jeong-woo pushed back, Seong Hui-ju appeared and said, "So you tried to kill him?" Earlier, Seong Hui-ju, who had gone to ask Yun I-rang for help, ended up hearing the recorded truth of Min Jeong-woo's ugly deeds that Yun I-rang had captured. Enraged after hearing the recording, Prince Ian shouted, "From now on, anyone who supports Minister Min will be considered an accomplice of those who tried to assassinate me."

Min Jeong-woo admitted that he had tried to assassinate Prince Ian, blaming him by saying, "I begged you. I asked you to push Hui-ju far away. Then I said I'd protect you." But Prince Ian retorted, "It's your fault for thinking you had lost something you never even had."

After the referendum on the establishment of the monarchy, Prince Ian declared, "I proclaim the completion of the monarchy. The 34th King, Lee Wan." As promised when he asked her to call his name if things succeeded, Seong Hui-ju called Prince Ian "Wan."

Three years later, Seong Hui-ju returned to the board of directors, and Lee Wan organized the royal assets before establishing a foundation. However, because he kept not going to work and only stayed home doing housework, he was scolded by Choi Hyeon (Yoo Soo-bin). Seong Tae-ju took parental leave, and Seong Hyeon-guk told Seong Hui-ju, "Prove it," adding, "I never wanted you to lose. I just wanted you not to fight."

Lee Wan proposed to Seong Hui-ju again and wanted to have a wedding. Seong Hui-ju, who learned this, asked when he had become sincere, saying, "Do we really need to? I was sincere from that time on. Wasn't that the case for you?" Lee Wan confessed, "From the time you first told me your name," and kissed her. After that, the two were seen kissing at a baseball stadium as well, looking happy.

Reporter Nam Geum-joo / Photo = MBC '21st Century Grand Prince's Wife'