Liu Ya'er is the personal maid who initiates Prince Ning's heir, Wei Yue, into adulthood.
After serving the young lord, she remains at his side, grinding ink and serving tea by day, and doing hard physical work at night.
Liu Ya'er isn't happy about it. She only gets one wage, yet has to do two jobs, so she starts slacking off, cutting corners and barely lifting a finger.
The young lord sees right through her little scheme and showers her with lavish gifts: gold, silver, jewels, hairpins, and ornaments, all sent to her in a steady stream.
Overjoyed and dazzled by the money, Liu Ya'er gets right back to work with renewed enthusiasm.
But the good times don't last. Prince Ning is accused of forming a faction and plotting rebellion, and his entire household is placed under house arrest.
Wei Yue is confined to a desolate little courtyard, with no one willing to get close to him. Only Liu Ya'er steps forward, asking to stay behind and care for the young lord.
Three years later, Prince Ning truly does rebel, seizes the throne, and becomes emperor. Wei Yue is named crown prince.
The crown prince moves into the Eastern Palace, dressed in a gold-crowned python robe, his status beyond compare. He beckons Liu Ya'er over and asks, "What do you want?"
Liu Ya'er gazes at him with delight. "Can I have anything I want?"
The crown prince nods, his eyes filled with tenderness, and encourages her. "Go ahead and say it. You can have anything you want."
Liu Ya'er's eyes light up. "Then I want a house in Jiangnan and a cosmetics shop."
"All right," he says, his voice growing gentler. "Anything else?"
Liu Ya'er looks at him. "That's all."
The smile slowly fades from Wei Yue's eyes. He tightens his grip on the jade ruyi hidden behind his back, the symbol of the crown princess's position. "That's all?"
"Yes." Liu Ya'er smiles ingratiatingly. "It'd be even better if you could give me some money to start the business and let me go to Jiangnan."
Wei Yue stares coldly at her, his eyes dark. "Then why did you stay back then?"
Liu Ya'er doesn't understand the question, but answers earnestly, "There was no way to make a living out there. At least I had food here."
Wei Yue sneers, tosses aside the jade ruyi, grabs her by the throat, and pulls her into his arms. He looks down at her. "What, is there no food here for you anymore?"
A money-loving canary X a sinister young lord
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