Volume One:
Beautiful maidservant x Young heir of the Marquis's estate
After fleeing from hardship all along the way, Yue Niang had seen too much of human nature. Becoming a servant in the Marquis's household was the way out she chose for herself.
She entered the household at the age of eight. Yue Niang understood that a servant bound by a lifetime contract had only two paths to a brighter future.
Either she could earn her master's favor and marry a steward. But she would still be a servant, and her descendants would be servants too.
Or she could win her master's affection and be given to a young master as a bedchamber maid. If she became his favorite, she could be freed from her servant status and promoted to a concubine. Then she could bear him a child or two and raise them to make something of themselves.
After seeing the wealth of the Marquis's household, Yue Niang knew what to choose. If she was going to become a concubine, she knew she should choose the one with the best prospects. That could only be the heir of the Marquis's estate.
Note:
This is a realistic historical novel. The heroine can only become a concubine because she is a servant. The hero already has a wife and other children.
The heroine is always level-headed. She doesn't love the hero; she only loves herself and her children.
The hero loves the heroine, but in that society, he cannot defy feudal ethics and marry her as his wife.
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