The Pearl of the Palm: A Maid of Noble Birth

A new maid has recently arrived at the Li residence. They say she single-handedly fought off a hundred imperial guards, her three-foot sword flashing with imposing might. No one expected her to be more delicate than a princess in the palace. The fabrics that all the other maids wear chafe her skin, while the food and tea they all eat leave her vomiting and doubled over with diarrhea. You can't help but sigh: she's got a young lady's body and a servant girl's fate, through and through.

Young Master Li says, “What can I do? I just have to spoil her.”

Everyone knows that Young Master Li, whose character is as pure and bright as the moon, has been doting on the maid by his side. He personally sees to her food, clothing, and lodging, treating her no worse than a princess in the imperial palace.

A certain princess fumes. “Young Master Li is refined and noble. How could a lowly maid like you lay a hand on him?”

Lowly? Why don't you take that attitude somewhere else? Even your emperor father has to show me respect. Who do you think you are?

At first, he only kept her by his side because she was clever but inexperienced. He feared she might be deceived and worried she would be mistreated, so he carefully taught her. He never expected that once he kept her close, he would no longer be willing to let her go...