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In '21st Century Grand Duchess', Kong Seung-yeon expressed anger over the contract marriage between IU and Byun Woo-seok.
In the ninth episode of MBC's Saturday-Sunday drama '21st Century Grand Duchess', which aired on the 8th, the scene depicted Seong Hee-ju (played by IU) and Prince Lee An (played by Byun Woo-seok), whose contract marriage had been exposed.
On that day, Yoon I-rang (played by Kong Seung-yeon) convened the Royal Clan Council. He told Prince Lee An and Seong Hee-ju, "I have no desire to hear any excuses. How could you possibly expect forgiveness for daring to deceive the people and bring shame to the royal family? Both you, who sold your status as a royal, and you, who bought it, should be prepared for the consequences."

He then turned his anger toward Seong Hee-ju, saying, "You seem to have no regard for royal traditions or the dignity of the royal family. It was my mistake to think it was merely because of your humble origins."
Prince Lee An attempted to resist, but Seong Hee-ju stopped him. Yoon I-rang remarked, "To believe you can protect yourself with just a contract, are you naive or foolish?" He then ordered Choi Hyun (played by Yoo Soobin) and Do Hye-jeong (played by Lee Yeon) to escort Prince Lee An and Seong Hee-ju out.
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