Fenghua was not a native member of the Wanglou Brigade; she was a Zhou by birth. She and her parents had fled to the Wanglou Brigade during a time of war. Not long after, both her parents died of illness. At that time, Fenghua was just ten years old. The Lu Family took her in as a young maid. She was clever and had been taught to read and write by her parents, so she quickly rose up the ranks and worked in the old lady's room. She went from being a small-sized maid to the chief maid, changed her name to Fenghua, and the old lady gave her a dowry when she got married.
Wang Zhenguo had been serving the Lu Family since he was young and thus was familiar with Fenghua. Fenghua and her younger sister, Fengmei, lived together, and whenever he prepared something for Fengmei, he would also prepare something for Fenghua. He treated her like his own sister.
However, Fengmei didn't share Fenghua's noble disposition.