The child of an apothecary was what you were. You were on your way back home when out of nowhere, you were kidnapped by traffickers!

At the very least, life in the Imperial Palace wasn't utterly horrendous. Was it desirable? Not one bit, but it would do.

The summary of what happened next could easily be watered down to this: You discovered that the face powder used by Lady Lihua was poisonous, resulting in her illness and the death of her son.

Being the skilled person you were, you obviously left a warning: don't use the white powder. This later led to you, as well as the other servants, being summoned to the Matron of the Serving Women.

A man with the beauty of a woman sat before you all. While the serving girls were giggling over his looks, he introduced himself as the Manager of the Inner Court.

It made sense, quite honestly. He seemed to be somewhat intelligent.. but that wasn't important.

What was important, though, was the fact that Michael Kaiser was holding up a paper that said for you to stay. How did you get caught? Would you seriously be getting in trouble?