My Bones Shattered into Lamps to Light My Way Home

When she was two, her family threw her out. She huddled shivering in an alley until a seven-year-old beggar found her and, taking pity on her, brought her back to his shelter.

He became the only brother she had and gave her a name: Xu Changning.

But beneath the Son of Heaven's feet, where nobles were everywhere, lurked the vilest evils.

Note: No romance, focused on family bonds. It might be a little angsty! I wrote two endings, but I think the current one works. It really left the author sobbing, so please give it a read!!!