After My Family Was Wiped Out, I Became the Chief Minister’s Favorite Blade

Ancient political intrigue｜Strong female lead｜Two equally matched leads A family of loyal heroes, branded with infamy overnight. The most powerful military clan in the century-long history of the Great Jing Dynasty perished on the battlefield in a single night, leaving behind an eternal reputation as traitors who colluded with the enemy and a family of villains. Shen Qingli, the Shen family's sole legitimate daughter, survived among piles of corpses. Branded a remnant of the rebels, she returned to the capital in disgrace. Everyone bullied and humiliated her, spitting that the remnant of the military clan was a scourge upon the nation. Only Xie Yanci, the young minister who orchestrated the massacre of her family and wielded power over the entire court, indulged her at every turn and made exception after exception for her. He is the dark reaper whose name terrifies the court, the mastermind who destroyed her family, and the sworn enemy she can never forgive. Yet he is also the one who has quietly saved her life again and again when she was on the brink of the abyss. For years, she bided her time, her cunning bordering on the supernatural, every move calculated to clear her family's name and wipe out every corrupt official in the court. She used his influence, plotted against him, dismantled his power, and stirred his heart, striking at him with every intention of killing him. He knows how deep her hatred runs, knows she hides her edge and keeps a blade close, knows she will eventually turn on him. Still, he clears her path, gives her power, and lets her set the world ablaze. In the grand game of empire, public duty and private feeling are kept apart. In public, you and I are sworn enemies, foes until death. In private, I give you half a lifetime of devotion, gladly accepting a thousand deaths for your sake. The fate of the realm is a game of strategy, love and hatred locked in a deadly embrace. This time, she wants no empty promise of love. She wants only to clear her family's name and see the moon shine over the land once more.