Yeon Saeng

First name Yeon Saeng

Last name Lee

Title Junior apprentice

Gender Female

Age 12 (season 1)

Birth date 29 June 1495 (lunar calendar)

Friends Jang Geum, Chang Ih, Su Ro, Dong Ih, Yeong Ro, Hwan, Geum Yeong, Jeong Ho

Rival Yeong Ro

Pet Dan Ih (turtle)

Love interest Hwan

Status Alive

Rank Orchid Gakshis

Current location Hanyang

First appearance Season 1 Episode 2

=Appearance=

Yeon Saeng has brown hair and eyes. Like Jang Geum and the other junior apprentices she wears braids.

=Personality=

Yeon Saeng is a kind and shy girl. She cries a lot and is very sentimental.

=Ability=

Her only cooking ability is chopping, slicing or mincing ingredients.

= Rank history =

- Ume Blossom Gakshis (Season 1 Episode 3)

- (promoted to) Orchid Gakshis (Season 1 Episode 15)

- (thrown out of the palace) no rank (Season 1 Episode 19)

- Orchid Gakshis (Season 1 Episode 26)

=Trivia=

- She can't swim (mentioned in Season 1 Episode 9)

- She is afraid of heights (s1 e11)

- She is afraid of big dogs (s1 e6)

- She shares a room with Jang Geum and Chang Ih