Tongmyeongjeon Hall was the official residence for the queen consorts of Joseon who lived in Changgyeonggung Palace which also served as the administrative center for the affairs of the female members of the royal family and aristocracy, and court ladies. The hall is also related with Huibin Jang (?-1701), one of the King Sukjong’s secondary wives, who buried dead birds and rats under a stone step in front of the hall under a superstitious belief that it would expel the rightful occupant of the building, Queen Inhyeon (1667-1701), from the palace and give her the position of principal queen consort. Her plan succeeded, but only briefly. Her evil scheme was eventually disclosed to the king who ordered to poison her to death. The incident led King Sukjong to make a law banning promotion of secondary royal wives to the principal queenship.