Sang Heng was reborn, back on the first night she was sent to the Marquis's manor to serve as a bedchamber maid.
She had a nose that could pick apart incense and wax, and sniff out a trick from the lingering scent.
All she wanted was to fake her death and escape, but the mad young heir chased her down three times.
In her past life, she took a blade for Xie Wuwang, fought for his favor, and took the blame for him. In the end, she died after thirty strokes in the snowy courtyard. Given another chance, she laid down her Rules for a Bedchamber Maid's Escape: don't vie for favor, don't get pregnant, don't take a blade for anyone, save money and run.
But in the marquis's manor, the pregnancy-prevention decoction could harm her health, poison could be hidden in a compartment of an incense box, and military supply crates could be unsealed and resealed. Everyone took her for an easy target, but she laid out the leftover medicine, account books, and lingering incense notes for all to see: fake goods meant triple the refund, check the books only after discussing her wages, and set out buckets of water before starting a fire.
She went from a lowly bedchamber maid to an independent businesswoman, attempting to escape three times and turning the tables each time. Xie Wuwang went from “You are not allowed to leave” to chasing her down and kneeling in the street in tears, handing her both the heir's seal and her indenture contract.
But when Sang Heng finally gained her freedom, she discovered that she wasn't the only one who had been reborn.
