Li Mutang, the “four-nothing maid” with no education, no looks, no worldly knowledge, and no courage, rises from the lowest servant in the Lin household to become a seventh-rank palace lady official when her mistress enters the palace and brings her good fortune. But intrigue rages within the inner palace, factions battle endlessly at court, and war fires burn along the borders. After enduring hardship upon hardship, her ambitions gradually shift from staying alive and securing food, clothes, and shelter to moving into the wealthy quarter and becoming famous throughout the land…
And, of course, joining another four-nothing maid to “start a rebellion.”
