Maid x Powerful Minister
Xu Yan lost her father and was separated from her mother. She endured a life of hardship amid the fires of war. After being sold several times, she ended up as a serving girl in the Yu household of Pengcheng. She saved up money tirelessly, hoping her master would free her and restore her status as a commoner.
Xu Yan had saved enough to buy her freedom when she overheard her master's earth-shattering secret. Just as she was about to flee, someone locked the door first. She and fifty other maids were stabbed by men in black and fell to the ground.
As she was about to close her eyes, she saw her master ordering the men in black to clean up the scene. His face showed nothing but disgust and contempt.
She had been such a fool. Her master had only treated her kindly because he enjoyed teasing little cats and dogs.
In the mass grave, she held on to her last breath and somehow managed to crawl back to life.
She would have her revenge!
Yu Shi, of the Yu household of Pengcheng, was appointed Gentleman of the Palace.
He fell for a serving girl. She was clever, diligent, and resourceful. He truly liked her.
But she knew his secret. He understood perfectly well what mattered more, power or a woman.
So she had to die.
But Xu Yan was neither among the living nor among the dead. One body was missing from the mass grave. He searched all of Yidu and still could not find her.
Where was she? Was she dead or alive?
In the tenth year of Jianchu, General of the Central Guard Yu Zhong and Gentleman of the Palace Yu Shi launched a coup and seized control of the capital, Yidu. It became known as the Taichu Palace Coup. The Yu brothers wielded power over the court, with Yu Zhong appointed Grand General of the Pacification Army and Yu Shi appointed General of the Western Campaign. Their good fortune did not last. A few months later, Grand General of the Pacification Army Yu Zhong died from a carbuncle on his back. Yu Shi was promoted to General of the Western Campaign. As the Western Campaign headquarters recruited staff, he spotted a familiar figure among them.
The woman wore an apricot-colored robe with a straight collar and clasped her hands in greeting. "Xu Yan, a student of the Gao family of Jiankang, pays her respects to General of the Western Campaign."
Yu Shi looked at her, grinding his teeth. "Xu Yan. What a lovely name."
Reader's guide:
1. The male and female leads are both pure, 1v1, happy ending.
2. This is a fictional setting, inspired by the Three Kingdoms period or the Western Jin. The historical background is provisional and may change later.
3. The male lead seizes the throne by killing the emperor. There is no excusing him, and he spends a long time in unrequited love, resenting only that the female lead does not love him.
4. The female lead loves and values herself, and only wants fame and fortune. She is unaware that she loves the male lead.
Blurb dated August 7, 2026, 11:55 p.m.
Theme: Pacifying the Central Plains
