[This is a work of fantasy, unrelated to official history. Do not take it as fact.]
[This is not a story about a powerful heroine. No made-up buzzwords used for promotion.]
[Note: The male lead dies, and the heroine has scenes where she remembers him.]
[Pairing: Huo Qubing]
One day, after a stroke of bad luck, Tang Xiyao transmigrated to a remote border town in the Western Han dynasty and became... a slave.
She had no lofty ambitions or desire to shape the course of history. She just wanted to escape slavery as soon as possible and live out her life in peace in this unfamiliar age.
Who knew that one unexpected turn after another would completely derail her plan to mind her own business? The number of patients in her care kept growing, and their status kept rising. One wrong move, and she could say goodbye to her life. After wandering through several years, she finally decided to quit and run away.
But when she saw people struggling through wind, rain, and mud, and recalled their many haggard, anguished faces, the thought buried deep in her heart could no longer be held back: I want to help them, even if... it's only a little.
After more than a decade of ups and downs in officialdom, someone asked her, "Do you regret it?"
She smiled faintly. "This is what I chose. I would never regret it, even if it cost me my life."
The first version of this blurb was written on March 1, 2025, and revised on September 1, 2026.
Theme: To have a clear conscience
