A Lost Pearl Found, Returning Beneath the Moon

She was born a noblewoman of a distinguished family, but after her closest kin plotted against her, she became a lowly maid who had to make do with coarse food. After finally stealing her contract of servitude, she endured the stench and hid in a manure cart, but still couldn’t escape her pursuers. Just as she was trapped with nowhere to run, she met him. Wasn’t this young master the very top scholar she’d dreamed of, riding through the streets on horseback? The future high-ranking Grand Secretary, with a brilliant career ahead of him? The first-rank general, Grand Tutor, and chief minister who would one day hold all the power in the realm? The little maid looked as if she were about to burst into tears, but in her heart, she was already calculating at lightning speed: she had to make her move early and cling tightly to this golden thigh! She tried every trick in the book and finally won his favor and affection, becoming his cherished little wife. Safe in the arms of the Grand Secretary, she could simply coast through life... He was the eldest legitimate grandson of an earl’s household, yet he was born inside the coffin in which his mother was being laid to rest. Alone in the world, he couldn’t remember when the noisy little thing next door had started clinging to him. From a penniless “coffin-born” boy to a high-ranking official with power over the realm, he never managed to shake off that cunning little rascal. In the end, she became the apple of his eye. He gladly poured all his bone-deep tenderness into her hands. He would give his flesh and blood to shield her from every storm, and keep her skirts spotless for the rest of her life... [One-on-one romance, both leads inexperienced, chief minister, political intrigue, satisfying read, sweet romance, charming and adorable, princess, household battles, putting scum in their place, both leads devoted to each other]