Yaoqing

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[Brilliant young general vs. cool, calculating female physician]

After thirteen years spent wandering from place to place, Shen Yaoqing finally returns to the capital, only to learn the terrible news that her mother has died and her father has remarried.

She thinks fate has played a cruel trick on her, but it turns out human hearts are even more treacherous.

She decides to give up on claiming her family and infiltrate the Shen residence in the guise of a female physician.

The residence is full of demons and ghosts, its every corner steeped in schemes and deceit.

She won't spare a single person responsible for her mother's murder!

The first time Shen Yaoqing sees Lu Huaijing, she looks at him from afar through the bustling crowd. He seems fiery and flamboyant, yet his eyes are indifferent and distant, like a solitary moon hanging high in the sky.

Later, she stirs up the Shen household, muddying the waters. Not only does he enjoy watching, he helps things along. It turns out he has his own agenda.

"General, am I one of your pieces on the board?"

"No. There are no pieces in this game. We're both the players."

She thinks they are using each other, but when he returns victorious, he requests her hand in marriage before the entire court, offering his distinguished military achievements as the price.

"I ask for nothing else. I wish only to use my military achievements to win one woman's hand."

"Who?"

"The legitimate daughter of the Shen family, Shen Yaoqing."

He offers her this marriage contract as a way to grant her freedom. Whether she marries him is entirely her choice.

But later, Lu Huaijing grows selfish. He wants to use the contract to keep her by his side.

[Reader's Guide]

1. After facing hardship together, the leads help each other heal. They love each other completely, admire each other's intelligence, and love even each other's flaws. They love each other's souls, all of them!

2. The female lead is kind, but not a good person in the traditional sense. She is definitely not an innocent, fragile flower.

3. The plot and romance are equally important. The early chapters focus more on the plot. Happy ending, and both leads have only ever been with each other.

4. Alternate-history setting. Please don't take it as historical fact.

Message: Save yourself before saving others.