A Mad Tyrant of a Minister? The Black Lotus Has Him Wrapped Around Her Finger

[A seemingly fragile but ruthless black-lotus heroine x a powerful, self-deluded, unhinged minister] Devoted couple + sweet romance + career ambitions + satisfying revenge In her previous life, Jiang Wanshu was constantly schemed against by her stepmother. She was driven out of the marquis’s estate and sold into the red-light district, then her smug stepsister slashed her face. At last, she bled to death in a mass grave. Reborn, Jiang Wanshu is still the lowborn daughter everyone thinks they can bully. Only now... Frame her? Sell them off, every last one! A lackey dares to slap her, thinking he can get away with it? You don’t kick a dog without considering its master. Drag him out and slap him across the mouth! But Xie Yanci, the most powerful minister in all of Great Sheng, clings to her like a bone-deep curse. In the imperial prison, he turns the world upside down with a wave of his hand, lightly tapping his jade thumb ring as he says, “Want revenge? First learn to be an obedient chess piece.” Until one rainy night, Jiang Wanshu, covered in blood, drives a poisoned dagger into her enemy’s chest. Xie Yanci appears out of nowhere, using the sword in his sleeve to block a fatal blow for her. His bloodied fingers still clamp around the back of her neck. “Who gave you permission to put yourself in danger alone?” Jiang Wanshu grits her teeth. “Is Minister Xie a dog? Why are you following me so closely?” Xie Yanci rests his forehead against her neck and lets out a sigh. The tiny mole at the corner of his eye catches her heart. “Woof.” She turns away from his heated breath, but the man traps her between the brick wall and his chest. His warm breath brushes her earlobe. Xie Yanci’s voice is low and husky as his fingertips gently graze the reddened corner of her eye. “I would make the whole world my chessboard, if only Second Miss would take pity on me and join the game as my partner.”