The woman replied shyly that she had to rush because he was thirsty, and if Yi drank the cold water, he would get sick.
In March 1392, in the lunar calendar, when Yi Seong-gye fell and was seriously injured while riding a horse in Haeju, Chŏng Mong-ju had tried to assassinate him.
This is a symbol of Lady Kang's resourcefulness and determination, and it can be said that it shows the serenity to do anything for her purpose of establishing a new country.
The king built a small hermitage next to her tomb to pray for the Queen's happiness, and had offered incense and tea every morning and evening.
Not only that, but during the Sura era, it was only after hearing the sutras pray for Queen Shindeok's happiness that King Taejo finally lifted a spoon and ate, showing sincerity and recovery to his wife.
Yi Bang-won, having heard about the plan and with the help with his wife, Princess Jeongnyeong, he came to palace where he killed Jeong Do-jeon and Queen Sindeok's two sons.
The Prince also killed his younger half-sister's husband, Yi Je, and those who supported the prime minister.
In the end, that anger continued even after the Queen's death, and later became the cause of Taejong's institutionalization of the Seo-eol ban and the Jeok-seo discrimination.
[1] The Queen bore Taejo three children; two sons who died in the strife and a daughter who lived to her twenties or thirties.