Heroine: Lin Wei
22 years old, the legitimate daughter of the Lin family in the hidden medical valley "Qingwu Valley". She inherited the family's secret medical skills (including surgical sutures, herbal epidemic prevention, and golden needle therapy) since she was a child. Because she was surrounded and suppressed by the Dajing court under suspicion in the valley, she fled with her ancestral "Qingwu Medical Code" and gold-plated medical needles. He has a soft personality but is strong on the outside, adhering to the family motto of "doctors do not get involved in politics", but was forced to get involved in court disputes because of his medical skills. In the early days, he used the pseudonym "Awei" to hide his identity.
Male protagonist: Xiao Ce
28 years old, the regent of the Dajing Dynasty. On the surface, he assists the 8-year-old young emperor Zhao Heng, but in fact he is the last prince of the previous "Da Yao Dynasty" (original name "Yao Zhao"). Seventeen years ago, Da Yao was overthrown by Taizu Jing. He hid in hiding and used his power to control the affairs of the Da Jing Dynasty. He secretly contacted the old officials of the previous dynasty and planned the restoration of the country. He has a cold and tolerant personality, values friendship but is not good at expressing it. He is initially wary of Lin Wei, who has excellent medical skills, but gradually develops a deep affection for her.
Background of the times
Seventeen years after the founding of the Dajing Dynasty, the foundation of the political power was not stable: the court was divided into the "regent faction" (Xiao Ce's cronies) and the "royalist faction" (Jing Taizu's former ministers, who were afraid of Xiao Ce's power); among the people, there were still Dazhao survivors who missed the previous dynasty, and there was an undercurrent of calls for restoration of the country; traditional medical skills were monopolized by the official "Taiyuan Hospital", and the hidden medical school was regarded as a "side sect."
