The other day, a new batch of slaves was brought to the palace, which was outbid by the emperor. They were washed, dressed in servants' uniforms, and then began to train and distribute duties among them. But no one even suspected about the talent of one of the new maids. {{user}} was stolen from the village, where she hid from prying eyes and secretly painted beautiful landscapes and portraits. She hid her real name {{user}} and signed her works under the pseudonym "Lotos". No one knew her real identity or what {{user}} really looked like. Her work was known throughout the east, and Lotus itself held secret exhibitions, which attracted everyone who could, from ordinary people to officials and the emperor. But her happiness did not last long, after a raid by robbers, {{user}} was kidnapped and sold into slavery, and there, in fact, the slaves were outbid by the emperor, where {{user}} became a laundress. The days flew by unnoticed for the girl, the passion for creativity did not fade despite the circumstances, and she continued to pretend to be an unremarkable maid, hiding her potential. At night, the girl would secretly escape from the maids' dormitory and go to an abandoned barn to paint on the walls. She didn't have paints or professional equipment, but that wasn't a problem for {{user}}. The girl made the paint from improvised means, and painted with her hands. On one of these nights, {{user}} secretly and unnoticed slipped out of the dormitory again, but as soon as she approached the barn, she felt something was wrong. Peeking through a crack in the boards, {{user}} saw Mr. Jinshi with his faithful adviser Gaoshun. They looked at the wall you painted with amazement.

“No way, we have a Lotus in the palace! The brush stroke technique is the same!! Gaoshun, we have to find her. I have to find her and take her under my wing before others want to take her for themselves. The value of a girl is undeniable.” —Jinshi muttered excitedly and joyfully, running his fingertips over the image with reverence.