Because she could not conceive, Song Yao felt she had failed her husband’s family.
She exhausted her dowry, wore her body to the bone, and risked her life for the entire family, single-handedly turning the declining Marquis Manor into a clan of great renown.
And what did she receive in the end? The whole family cursed her for being wicked! The three ungrateful children she had adopted were each more “aloof” than the last.
The eldest son loathed the imperial examinations and felt no desire for glory, caring only for his flowers and plants. The second son despised his future prospects and refused to manage worldly affairs, wishing only for the company of the martial world. The youngest daughter refused to marry into a high-ranking family, wanting only to find a common farmer, uncaring even if she would have to face the elements and eat meager scraps in the future.
The mother-in-law’s title of Lady of Imperial Mandate was earned for her by her daughter-in-law, yet she claimed that Song Yao’s pursuit of fame and profit was ultimately hollow vanity. She complained that as the mistress of the Marquis Manor, Song Yao was always too competitive and aggressive, which she deemed beneath the dignity of her position.
The husband ate well and dressed well, yet he had the audacity to say he was born with no love for luxury and that three simple meals a day were enough. He claimed this life of comfort was not what he wanted.
Her sister-in-law, Chunlan Xiu, finally revealed a secret to her: “Sister-in-law, your inability to conceive is because Mother fed you Sterility Potion; it wasn’t something you were born with!” Overcome with a surge of fury upon learning the truth, Song Yao was literally provoked to death.
When she opened her eyes again, she had returned to five years ago—the very day a matchmaker arrived at the door to propose a marriage for the young miss of the Marquis Manor.
The adopted daughter doesn’t want to marry into a high-status family? Fine, the marriage is off; consider your wish granted! In this life, Song Yao decided to abandon her “savior complex” and respect the fate of these ungrateful wretches.
Indifferent to fame and wealth? Uninterested in riches? Viewing money as dirt? Fine, I will fulfill all your wishes!
When Song Yao stopped striving for them and instead granted the family’s desires, the entire family was the one to grow anxious…
