The Story of Saiunkoku

The story takes place in a fictional country with a Chinese-inspired setting - Saiunkoku. Legend has it that a young man, with the help of the Eight Immortals, established Saiunkoku. Therefore, the territory of Saiunkoku is divided into eight provinces: Kōshū (Red Province), Kōshū (Yellow Province), Hekishū (Green Province), Lanshū (Blue Province), Shishū (Purple Province), Kokushū (Black Province), Hakushū (White Province), and Chashū (Tea Province). About 600 years ago, the then king ordered the powerful families of each province to take these eight colors as their surnames (e.g., the Lord of Lanshū changed to the Lan clan, the Lord of Kōshū changed to the Kō clan, etc.), and prohibited the common people from having the same surnames as these eight lords, so people with these eight color surnames meant they were nobles among nobles. In addition, since the Lord of Shishū, where the capital is located, also serves as the King, the Shi clan has since become the surname representing the royal family.Although Hong Suirei comes from the famous Hong family, she lives a poor life. She often has to work everywhere to earn money to support her family. As a child, through...