No concubine life + no romance + the one who got away + doted on exclusively
Everyone says the new emperor is violent and bloodthirsty, cold and merciless, and that he wipes out entire families at the slightest provocation.
The women of his harem fight tooth and nail for his attention, yet no one can get within three feet of him.
Except me, the most ordinary little palace maid.
I spill tea on his dragon robe, doze off while on duty, stumble over my words, and make mistake after mistake.
Everyone is waiting for me to be dragged out and beaten to death.
But each time, the cold-blooded emperor merely gives me a cool glance.
“It’s fine.”
No one knows that when he was young, he fell on hard times and was chased, beaten, and humiliated. I stood in front of him and protected that small, helpless boy.
It was the first and only time in his life someone had truly protected him.
Not for power or profit, but simply to keep him safe.
I had long since forgotten the grimy little boy.
But he remembered me for half his life.
From now on, it would be his turn to protect her!
