Empresses in the Palace: The Palace Maid of Broken Jade Pavilion
The day Liu Zhaowei was assigned to Broken Jade Pavilion, the palace register already listed her as having left the palace due to illness. She stood outside the dining hall, unable to get a meal or collect her monthly allowance. The matron who handled the paperwork expected her to accept the mix-up, but she insisted on getting her name back.
When Zhen Huan entered the palace, Broken Jade Pavilion went through many ups and downs. Each palace maid had someone she wanted to protect, and something she dared not say. Liu Zhaowei began by tracing a handover sheet and a bowl of cold rice. She learned to speak up for herself, and to hear the others when they spoke. The palace gates were deep and imposing, but she would walk out with her own name.
