I love Kim Soo Ji a.k.a, VP Kim’s idiot son. As matter of fact, I love all characters that the actor has ever played. He’s talented at turning wimpy characters into lovable idiots.

Taking about Kim Soo Ji, is he adopted? Or a son of the mistress, perhaps? Because in episode 14, where VP Kim threatens the crown princess, he mentioned that he had no son, so she will have to do.

I’m confused, is this the case of inaccurate subtitle or, gasp (!) birth secret?

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    I totally forgot about it! I remember the convo between VP and crown princess but it must have slipped my mind. Maybe he’s not his legitimate child. He did hang around je yoon more. And he doesn’t seem to be involved in any of the scheming that his family is upto.

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      But he seemed important enough that VP Kim got someone to take the states exam on his behalf.

      You are probably right, he may be the illegitimate child. I am not sure how Joseon society view the status of illegitimate children, but if Je Yoon is anything to go by, apart from snide remarks from legitimate siblings, he has quite a good life. However, if this is the case, then how come Soo Ji is considered good enough to be the crown prince’s classmate when Je Yoon isn’t? And we know who has the brain between those two.

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        I think it’s a birth secret, like you said. Maybe the VP doesn’t want others to know and have a reason to belittle him. (Though I’m pretty sure it was normal to have kids from concubines as well in those days, just my opinion).

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          Maybe the VP doesn’t want others to know and have a reason to belittle him
          That will make the VP seems like a good father, which we know he isn’t. So he probably did not want others to know so that they have no reason to belittle him, you know, for being unable to sire a son etc etc

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            That’s what I said hehe. Not belittle soo ji, but VP doesn’t want others to mock him i.e the VP. I should’ve made myself clear.

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