Yanzhi is the daughter of the personal maid of Madam Dong of the Dong Garden and a gardener.
At the age of nine, she followed in her mother's footsteps and became the personal maid of Madam Dong's only daughter, Dong Qiyu.
At eighteen, she followed Dong Qiyu to the northern warlord Cai family's home after her marriage.
Truly, she has a maid's fate despite her young lady's life:
She has to manage the household for the eldest young lady and look after her husband, too.
Sharing his bed is fine, but becoming his concubine is out of the question.
With the devoted care and guidance of the Second Young Master Cai, Yanzhi blossomed from a young, naive maid into a more beautiful and graceful woman.
Should she keep living with the Second Young Master without a title or status, or fulfill her old dream of marrying a chief steward and throwing her weight around?
