Born as a concubine’s child, Gwang Hae was proclaimed as an heir to the throne. Gwang Hae suffered from the threats of dethronement and assassination for 16 years because of his background. This drama is the epic of Prince Gwang Hae who used face-reading skills as his weapon to overcome his destiny and become the king. And there is a woman, beloved by both Gwang Hae and his father King Seon Jo, who denied himself to qualify for the throne. Because Prince Gwang Hae was able to read others’ faces, he succeeded to govern the Joseon Kingdom.

出生妄的孩子，光州海被宣布為王位繼承人。李光海從廢立和暗殺的威脅遭受了因為他的背景16年。本劇是王子光州海誰使用面的閱讀能力作為武器，以克服自己的命運，成為王的史詩。而且還有一個女人，心愛雙方光州海和他的父親王善喬，誰否認自己有資格獲得王位。因為王子光州海能讀別人的臉，他成功執政的朝鮮王國。

古時人們崇拜面相之術，宣祖（李成宰飾）被著名觀相師斷定不是當王的面相，僥倖得到王位後，便終日惶恐不安，對於子嗣更嚴加管束，特別是二兒子光海（徐仁國飾）。宣祖為了彌補自身不足之處，即使知道佳姬（趙倫熙飾）是光海深愛的女子，仍要把擁有雙龍相的她立為后妃。宣祖和光海父子之間的權力和愛情鬥爭就此展開。