When Heaven Burns Genre: Historical, RomanceRating: PG --- Joseon Korea, 1706. The wise and benevolent reign of King Yunjong has ushered in a golden age of peace and prosperity, yet his sudden death from an unknown illness threatens to plunge the state into a new era of chaos, undoing decades of progress. With Crown Prince Yunho still a child, the former Empress Jyehyun, now Empress Dowager, is appointed crown regent, ruling over the Joseon Dynasty with the aid of the Chief State Councillor, Kwon Junghyun, until the young Crown Prince comes of age to assume his rightful birthright. Kwon BoA, youngest child of the Gwandong Kwon clan and the sole daughter, was brought into the palace at a young age to serve as a gungyeo. Audacious at heart and extremely intelligent, the young maiden’s fate unexpectedly becomes intertwined with the lives of the Royal Family as she grows up. Life in the imperial household also brings BoA to the realisation of the need to plot and scheme against others in order to survive. BoA begins to realize that the seemingly perfect life in the Imperial Palace so many dream of is, in fact, not so perfect after all.  ---Main Characters: Lee Jiyeon, Jung Yunho, Kwon Boa, Kwon Yuri, Kim Jaejoong Minor Characters:Choi Sooyoung, Kim Taeyeon, Seo Joohyun, Lee Yeonhee, Jung Soojung, Kwon Jiyong --- a/n:My first approach to Historical Fan-Fiction!I would like to thank Jedi and Jenny for your support and ideas.No words can express how grateful I am to you both.To dear readers, I hope youll find this enjoyable. This will last up to about 5~7 chapters. And p/s, please note that there is no such king as King Yunjong back in Joseon Dynasty. King Yunjong is merely fictional. --- Foreword--- "Maybe I should be stricter to her. Her recklessness will get her into lots of trouble. But I guess…that’s what makes everyone love her so much."  ---g l o s s a r ygungnyeo- palace maid, one of the lowest ranking given to women in the palacesanggung- title for a 5th ranking lady officer, the highest attainable for gungnyeo (Ranking 1-4 are for Consorts)jeonha- official calling in respect for the King by everyone in the palacedaebi- official calling in respect for the Empress Dowager (when calling her, itll be daebi-mama)seja- official calling in respect for the Crown Prince by everyone in the palacemama- official calling in respect for the Empress, Queen, Consorts, and also to Sanggungs.jungjeon- official calling in respect for the Queen. (when calling her, itll be jungjeon-mama)sangseon- official calling for the Chief Eunuch gongju- official calling in respect for the Princessuinyeo- female physician, equivalent to the now "nurse". 1a. Bin : Royal Noble Consort rank 1, {directly below the ranking of the Queen}1b. Gui-in 2a. So-ui : Royal Noble Consort rank 22b. Sook-ui 3a. So-yeong : Royal Noble Consort rank 33b. Sook-yeong4a. So-won : Royal Noble Consort rank 44b. Sook-won  For the rank of Bin, the King or Queen would attach a prefix in association with the character/personality of the Royal Consort. {You will understand this later on} ---  Disclaimer! Story originally written  by Choi_Kimmy.  Beta reading is done by thegreatjedi. Poster by the wonderful Nikatsu. All Rights Reserved. Do NOT distribute or repost this story without the authors permission.This is a work of fiction. Names and characters reserved for the Kpop world. Businesses, places, events and incidents are either the products of the author’s imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual events are purely coincidental.