Murder Behind Vermilion Gates

[Slow-burn ensemble story + revenge + no romance + endless heartbreak]

(Sorry, I really do love writing heartbreaking stories. I can't get romance to work; it always comes out feeling flat. But when I write tragedy, my head stops hurting, my back stops aching, and inspiration flows like a mighty river. I get carried away, lost in the moment... Don't be scared, though. This book is actually a sweet little story, and not everyone dies at the end! Come take a look~)

The Duke of Guo's entire household was slaughtered overnight. Eight-year-old legitimate daughter Lin Wei should have died on that snowy night.

But her loyal servant Qiu Niang sent her own daughter to die in Lin Wei's place, allowing the girl to survive under the name Su Ci.

Seven years later, an inconspicuous little beggar appeared in Chang'an.

From the poorest alleys to the grandest gates, from a powerless nobody to a player in the game, she would collect every drop of blood owed to her, one debt at a time.