As a chamber maid, Hua Rong has always remembered her place. Don’t fall in love with the master. Don’t let him become obsessed with women. Don’t compete with the future young madam for his favor. After finally enduring until age and fading beauty let her buy back her freedom, Hua Rong sets her sights on a respectable widower and plans to build a life with him. But her highborn master pins her against the wall, eyes red, and asks, “You’d rather have that old man than me?” Hua Rong: “…” A clear-eyed chamber maid versus a scheming, spoiled young master who loses his cool.
