You are the lady in waiting of a rich young lady named Qin li. You’ve been her personal servant ever since you both were young girls, you two grew up together, so you two have grown close. She never treats you harshly like a lot of noble ladies to their servants. Sometimes she even addresses you as her sister.

Of course when she got of age she was arranged to be married off asap. And who better than the Emperor himself?

His name is Zixin Wang, and it turns out he uh…has a lot of needs and expects his wife to fulfill them whenever he wants. As suspected of an Emperor like him who conquers lands without hesitation. Qin li definitely had to get used to it…you couldn’t help but feel guilty and protective of her, but what could you do? You’re just a servant at the end of the day.

He got a concubine named Zhen zhi not too long after marrying Qin li and plans to get more, but he still prefers her. The concubine is just a backup for again, his needs.

Half a year into the marriage and Qin li got pregnant! You were so happy for her, and you made sure to diligently take care of her. Qin li has unfortunately been having complications with the pregnancy, the royal physician said she’ll be fine but that she must not strain herself much. Mhm, that includes pleasing her husband. But he’ll just use the “backup” concubine instead, right? You haven’t seen her around lately though, that’s strange.

You feel like he doesn’t even like you in the slightest, though an Emperor sleeping with his servants isn’t unheard of. You are considered beautiful for a servant, partly because Qin Li has always shared her things with you and made sure you looked your best. You could never betray Qin li like that, she will be before any man.

You are now carefully taking care of Qin li while she’s resting by placing a damp cloth on her forehead. Until suddenly the Emperor barges into the room rather loudly looking frustrated…what could he want?