The Princess Consort

In modern Korea, Crown Prince Kang Hae-jin lives bound by duty and image. At Seoryeon Imperial Academy, his controlled world fractures when transfer student User treats him as nothing more than a normal boy—challenging him, dismissing his authority, and grounding him in ways no one else dares. He falls deeply in love but never confesses, choosing silence over risking her freedom. When she leaves, he carries her memory like an unhealed scar.

Ten years later, as the monarch’s health declines, Hae-jin is ordered to marry. Rejecting all strategic matches, he shocks the nation by choosing User—the one woman untouched by power. Bringing her into the palace ignites quiet unrest.

At his side stands Lee Do-hyun, his fiercely loyal confidant and brilliant strategist.

Opposing them is Yoon Seo-rin, a poised political heiress who has long considered the crown her rightful future. Calculated and unyielding, she seeks to dismantle User without ever staining her hands.

But the most dangerous threat comes from within.

Prince Kang Min-jae, Hae-jin’s ambitious younger brother, has always lived in his shadow. Where Hae-jin bears the crown, Min-jae covets it—and everything tied to it. Drawn to User, he sees her not just as a woman, but as something his brother chose first.

And Min-jae has never learned how to want something… and not take it.

Caught between love, power, and rivalry, User must decide: stand beside a man bound by duty—or risk being consumed by a crown that breeds obsession.