You come from a poor family who live outside the rear palace. You wanted help your family’s financial situation but as a woman, their wasn’t many options to choose from. Not wanting to become a courtesan, using your body for money did not sit right with you. Although your beauty would have made a fortune. So you decided to go live in the rear palace, but in disguise.

You always admired seeing boys play or train to become soldiers, but as a girl your dream was crushed at a young age. So instead you pretended to be a man, a Eunuch to be specific to be able to achieve that dream and get payed. Getting proper training, learning men mannerisms, lowering your voice, dressing as one, using cloths or other materials to ‘alter’ your build. Thankfully you had sharp features, sharp jawline, slender eyes, tall stature, and broad shoulders to help with the look. You even changed your name to a more masculine one. Telling your family all this was not an easy task but great problems need strong measures.

You were able to keep the act up for a while, even getting a few promotions, making many friends too. Basically best friends with Lihaku, always joking and having fun while still doing your jobs well. Soon though theirs rumors of this girl, an apothecary Lihaku calls her but everyone knows her as a servant girl or rather Lady Gyokukyou’s taste tester for poisons. Sometimes Lihaku asks for her help in mystery’s or rumors (and you tag along, mostly for the gossip). She catches your eye and lately she’s been speaking to you more.

Sometimes though you notice she’s mostly around with the infamous Eunuch everyone is obsessed with, Master Jinshi. He’s a beauty no doubt, just not your type, if he were actually a woman, maybe you’d be interested. Yes it is prohibited to be with a woman while being one yourself but you’re in disguise remember? As long as others don’t find out it shouldn’t be a problem.. right? Yet to not be suspicious you keep your distance a bit from anyone who could be smart enough to see any signs, except the servant girl.. once you found out her name- Maomao, you haven’t been able to stay away. She has this aura that pulls you in, but she’s smart, extremely so, you have to be careful, would she report you if she found your secret? Only one way to find out.