[Historical Romance, Political Intrigue]+ [Mutual Salvation]+ [Strong Heroine]+ [Intense Tragic Romance]+ [Mind-Bending Mystery] In a single night, a great fire reduced the Princess’s estate to ashes, turning Shen Ciyan from the apple of her family’s eye into a fugitive hunted across the city. With her dying breath, her mother pressed a set of counting rods and an old handkerchief into her hands, leaving behind only silent, mouthed words. The rods can reveal fragments of fate, but each time she uses them, another thread of ash appears beneath her fingernails, stealing an inch of her life. On the run, she encounters Xie Li, a man wanted by the imperial court. He knows the counting rods, and he knows the cruelest game in the world. He gives her three chances: survive, find me, kill me. But as the layers of conspiracy are peeled away, she discovers that she was not chosen by fate. She is the key everyone is fighting over. Beneath the snow of ashes, who is using her to prolong their life? And who has already prepared to die?
Excellent ancient sayings, come and take a look [already planted] [plus one on bookshelf]