Princess Hwahyeop

She was born as the fifth daughter to Lady Seonhui of the Jeonui Lee clan on the 7th day of the 3rd lunar month, 1733.

Princess Hwahyeop was renowned for her beauty and exceptional devotion to her parents, but it is reported that King Yeongjo disliked her due to his disappointment that she was not a male child.

[4] In the Memoirs of Lady Hyegyŏng, it is said that King Yeongjo forbade Princess Hwahyeop to stay under the same roof as him and would get rid of his inauspiciousness by pouring water, which he used to wash his ears in front of Princess Hwahyeop's residence.

[5] Similarly disfavored by their father, Prince Sado had a special affinity for his older sister.

When news of Princess Hwahyeop's death reached the palace, Crown Prince Sado mourned for her with real sorrow.

Princess Hwahyeop's tomb was discovered in August 2015, in Sampae-dong, Namyangju, Gyeonggi Province (京畿道南杨州市三牌洞).

In the 1970s, the coffins of the couple was shifted to another burial site in Jingeon-myeon (真乾邑), Namyangju, by their descendants for an unknown reason.

[9] Characters carved on stone blocks placed on the right-hand side of the tomb were used to identify its occupant.

The second excavation in December 2016 unearthed a memorial stone featuring a eulogy dictated by King Yeongjo, a stone chest containing porcelain jars for cosmetics, a bronze mirror, and a wooden comb.

[9] The eulogy by King Yeongjo contained a total of 394 characters written on the back, front, and sides of the memorial stone.

I heard from a doctor the following day that Hwahyeop regained her consciousness and asked her chamberlains why they didn't wake her up, expressing her regret of not having been able to say her regard to me.

On the 22nd day of the 1st month in the following year, Hwayeop was buried in the plains of Geumgok, Yangju.

Eulogy written for the sacrificial ritual of Princess Hwahyeop[14][d] The 15th day of the 12th lunar month of 1752 in the second hour (sometimes between 1 and 3AM).

Eulogy written on the visit to Princess Hwahyeop's Tomb[15][16] Lamenting my aunt, how was she not virtuous and gentle?