Lightly Ascending to the Clouds

Become a palace maid? That’s all right. My term of service ends when I’m twenty-five, so the future is still bright. For now, I’ll find a safe job in the imperial palace and keep my head down. But after all the twists and turns and stumbling along, why am I suddenly in danger of losing my life? I can give up anything, but never my freedom. Steal the heavens and switch the sun, slip through the shadows, put a peach in place of a plum… … (:D A concubine who doesn’t want to be empress is a good palace maid!)