[One-on-one romance, cool and calculating physician versus proud, patient minister + strong female lead + political intrigue + revenge + slow-burn romance]
Ten years ago, the Shen family was wiped out overnight. Only one daughter survived, living under an assumed name and making her living as a physician.
Shen Louxue stood in the snow in the capital. When she carried her medicine chest into the residence of the powerful minister Liu Jichuan, she had no idea that the silver needles she used to stitch wounds would also bind her to all the entanglements of her future. By scheming her way into becoming a princess's favored guest, she concealed the fact that she was the leader of the martial world's foremost assassin organization, Dark Tower.
The capital seethed with hidden currents. Shen Louxue saved lives in her clinic and struck down her enemies after dark, searching for a path to revenge.
“Your hands have shed blood.” Liu Jichuan took the hand holding Shen Louxue's silver needle, his thumb rubbing the old calluses at the base of her fingers.
“I know.” Shen Louxue did not pull away.
“My hands aren't clean either.” He smiled and held an umbrella over her. “Then let's be stained together. When it's over, I'll help you wash them clean.”
In the pouring rain, two people with blood on their hands saw the light in each other's eyes for the first time.
Women should not be confined within high walls. They deserve a wider sky.
Shen Louxue thought she was the one who had won.
But deep within the imperial palace, the emperor was using his realm as a board and his people as pieces, searching for someone capable of taking over the mess.
The only one who could break the deadlock was someone who should have died long ago.
The overall pacing is okay, not procrastinating, the writing is okay, the heroine is calm and collected in times of trouble, and the author will greatly improve and update it.
I like smart protagonists, hey ~ this protagonist is not stupid (Old Qian laughs)