The Duke's Young Maid

Pre-release novel, "A Qing Dynasty Harem Star Chaser":

When starstruck girl Meng Mengren transmigrates to the Qing Dynasty and realizes she can't go back, she looks at the dormitory where eight people share one bed and the plain, meager meals, rubbing her hands together. All right, all right, you asked for this. I'll work hard.

Meng Mengren takes stock of her skills and decides to make something big happen for Fourth Master.

And so:

"What? You say Beile is neglecting his duties? Bullshit! Do you know he kept studying in his study even with a high fever for three days? Do you know he attended court to discuss state affairs while sick? Do you know he goes to bed at the Chou hour and gets up at the Yin hour, sleeping for only one shichen a day? Why can't any of you see how hard Beile works and how much he sweats!"

"What? You say Beile's bow only has a draw weight of three and a half li? What do you know? You have no idea how much effort Beile has put into archery and riding. You don't understand that he has already used every last bit of his strength. All you can do is mock him. You can't see how hard he works behind the scenes. I'm so disappointed in you. I'm so disappointed in a world that only looks at the surface. All of you have let Beile down!!!"

"Mother, you've misunderstood Beile. Ever since you started favoring the Fourteenth Prince, Beile has gradually stopped smiling. There's no light in his eyes anymore. Do you know what he has been through all this time? Maybe Beile isn't the one at fault. Maybe this whole world is!!!"

"What? You say Beile is sinister and cruel, chasing people down over unpaid debts and forcing them to sell their property in the street? Do you have proof? Were you there? Fine, even if it's true, putting the facts aside, why can't you reflect on yourself? Why did Beile demand repayment from you instead of someone else? Surely you must have brought this on yourself somehow!"

Don't worry, Beile!

Meng Mengren puts Yin Zhen in front of her and swears that even if the whole world turns against him, she will protect him to the end and never back down!!!

As for getting caught up in the inner-household battles, Meng Mengren gives a cold laugh. "What makes you say I plotted to cause Li Gege's miscarriage? Do you have a timeline? Do you have conclusive evidence? Do you have a record of where I was at the time? A servant girl's testimony won't be worth much, especially since she defected to your side three months ago. Even the hairpin she's wearing is the same style as one worn by a maid at your side three months ago. Tsk, did you really think I wouldn't recognize it?

Someone bring me a big sheet of paper, not a PowerPoint. I want to show them what a starstruck girl's meticulously tabulated essay looks like."

The novel's blurb:

Rong Jin's father, mother, grandpa, grandma, maternal grandpa, maternal grandma, and every generation of her family have all been servants of the Duke of Ying's household.

Naturally,

she, a lowly servant born to servants, was stamped with the Duke of Ying's household crest from the moment she was born, destined to give her life in service to the family.

That wasn't so bad, in principle. The Duke's servants lived more comfortably than people outside the estate. They didn't have to worry about food or clothes, and they could throw their weight around and embezzle money.

Unfortunately,

Rong Jin was the lucky girl from a family that burned green smoke, who had managed to enter the inner courtyard as a maid. Yet she secretly harbored an ungrateful, ambitious thought:

she wanted to buy her freedom.

Step one of the plan: start as a little maid running errands and sweeping floors.

The grand mansion teeters on the brink of collapse, and the Duke's household faces a murky future.

The eldest branch schemes for wealth.

The second branch plots murder.

The masters of the third and fourth branches are even more debauched.

To stay alive, and to keep her whole extended family safe,

there's no time to lose:

little maid Rong Jin must hurry and escape.

[A little maid's story of striving. This time I want to write some household intrigue.]

My new book is out! If you like it, please add it to your favorites to encourage Jiu. Kisses (*~3~)╭

Completed novels: "The Courtesan," "The Little Official's Daughter," and "Fourth Master's Precious Darling." Plenty to read!

Coming soon: "The Young Lady Cousin," "Flowers Fill the Stream," and "The Maid Won't Behave."

Theme: Strive for self-improvement