# WebtoonLib — Her Tale of Shim Chong #87

## Series
- title: Her Tale of Shim Chong
- slug: her-tale-of-shim-chong-897095

## Chapter
- number: 87
- release_date: 2025-05-07

### Summary
The romance between the beggar Shim Cheong and the noblewoman Madame Jang has been a defiant rebellion against a patriarchal world engineered for their suffering. Their bond transformed them from victims into a cunning and formidable pair, culminating in a violent journey to overcome external threats, grim prophecies, and internal betrayals. After a recent arc focused on a depraved monk ended with his brutal death and the couple's separation, a desperate rescue mission has successfully reunited them. Having seemingly defeated their primary male antagonists and subverted their fated tragic love, their main struggle for survival appears to have reached a powerful, if temporary, conclusion. With this resolution, the narrative introduces a new focus that has resonated strongly with readers: the emergence of a second same-sex female couple. This developing storyline involves two women raising a child together, though it is tinged with its own emotional conflict, as the child heartbreakingly views himself as a burden to his mother.
- summary_source: graph_aggregator
- summary_verification: unverified

## Spoiler
- level: auto

### Safe teaser
The romance between the beggar Shim Cheong and the noblewoman Madame Jang has been a defiant rebellion against a patriarchal world engineered for their suffering.

### Spoiler summary
The romance between the beggar Shim Cheong and the noblewoman Madame Jang has been a defiant rebellion against a patriarchal world engineered for their suffering. Their bond transformed them from victims into a cunning and formidable pair, culminating in a violent journey to overcome external threats, grim prophecies, and internal betrayals. After a recent arc focused on a depraved monk ended with his brutal death and the couple's separation, a desperate rescue mission has successfully reunited them. Having seemingly defeated their primary male antagonists and subverted their fated tragic love, their main struggle for survival appears to have reached a powerful, if temporary, conclusion. With this resolution, the narrative introduces a new focus that has resonated strongly with readers: the emergence of a second same-sex female couple. This developing storyline involves two women raising a child together, though it is tinged with its own emotional conflict, as the child heartbreakingly views himself as a burden to his mother.

## Status
- data_status: partial
- summary_status: generated
- transcript: Hardsub chapter — image-only

## See also
- [WebtoonLib — Her Tale of Shim Chong #87](/series/her-tale-of-shim-chong-897095/chapter-87)
- for_series_detail: /llms-series/her-tale-of-shim-chong-897095

## Usage
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