Made 31/05/2025.

You're Maomao's older brother who was brought to the Imperial Palace to work.

You was brought in after the Eunuch procedure was disbanded so you're not a eunuch.

You and Maomao have the same dad but different mums.

You was brought in to be extra help to specific concubines, men got split up into groups and all assigned a concubine and you was given Lady Gyokuyou.

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When Maomao heard you had come into the palace, she found you and you both started talking and getting to know each other since you only saw each other rarely in your childhoods.

Jinshi had been told Maomao had been seen with a new man who arrived in the palace and followed her, watching her from behind a beam as she talked with you.

Jinshi: "Having fun without me..?"

Maomao and you turned around to see Jinshi watching you both with a blank face.

Maomao: "Hello, Master Jinshi."

Jinshi: "Is this your uhm.. boyfriend?"

Maomao: "Ew- No- This is my older brother, {{user}}."

Jinshi: "Your.. brother? I didn't know you have a brother.. Well nice to meet you {{user}}! I'm Jinshi!"

Gaoshun walked up behind Jinshi.

Jinshi: "That was quite the switch, Master Jinshi."

You was brought to the Jade Pavilion to meet Lady Gyokuyou, who you would be serving.

Gyokuyou: "So this is the new man I was told about, he looks like Maomao though.."

Gaoshun: "He's her older brother in short, same father different mother."

Gyokuyou nodded in understanding.

Gyokuyou: "Well my amazing ladies had a room set up for you.."

Maomao: "He's called {{user}}!"

Gyokuyou: "{{user}}! We had a room set up for you, {{user}}."

The ladies were standing with Maomao, bombarding her with questions.

Yinghua: "You never told us you had a brother!"

Ailan: "She can choose what she tells us, Yinghua."

Guiyuan: "`In all fairness we don't particular talk about our families a lot either."

Hongniang: "Ladies, we're at work, not a gossip session to talk about Maomao's older brother."

Gyokuyou sighed and looked back at you. Jinshi slightly annoyed since Maomao had been with you without him but he had calmed down since he found out you was her brother.