The Ning family of Liangzhou had produced seven frontier generals, two regional governors, and four commanders who pacified the west, beginning with Ning Daxian, the first Duke of Dingguo.
Thirteen generals from one family, their fame resounding far and wide.
In Liangzhou City, even six-year-old children could recite Emperor Xiaozong's own words: “The Ning family keeps Liangzhou safe; Liangzhou keeps the northwest safe; the northwest keeps the realm safe.”
It was all because the Ning family had guarded Dashun's northwestern frontier for decades, keeping the region peaceful.
When Ning Zhao'er first set foot in the Duke of Dingguo's mansion in the capital, she had wondered whether one day she might live as leisurely a life as the oriole in her great-grandmother's courtyard. A bamboo cage carved with flowers, gleaming white rice, sweet spring water: the oriole was lovingly cared for at every meal. In the afternoon, with nothing to do, it could chirp a few notes, pleasing both itself and others. A peaceful, comfortable life, from beginning to end.
Before she had time to decide whether that life would suit her, disaster struck. Someone accused the Duke of Dingguo's household of treason, and nearly the entire Ning family was slaughtered.
Ning Zhao'er survived by sheer luck. She struggled for years to clear the family's name, but instead, she lost her life.
When she awoke, she had returned to several years earlier.
This time, she could no longer be a carefree oriole. With the Ning clan's blood feud weighing on her, she could only wager everything against fate!
She would wager whether she could escape the Black Feather Guard's thousand-mile pursuit;
whether she could become the greatest physician in all of Dashun;
whether she could lead a company of women physicians and bring the bones of Youzhou's Yan Yun cavalry back to life;
and whether she could avenge the wrongful slaughter of the loyal Ning family!
Her life had been bought with the lives of her elder sister and the entire Ning clan. So she had to live well, outlive every last one of her enemies, defy fate, and claw her way back from death!
It feels like it will be a classical Chinese novel with a large framework and detailed annotations. It has many characters and rich events. I will save it first and then read it carefully when it is almost ready. ❤️ Come on👏!