The Reborn Young Madam Qin: I Quit Playing the Benevolent Mother and Took Power

[A fanfiction of The Story of Minglan] Political intrigue + Strong female lead + No romantic pairing (Two people are reborn; guess who the other one is!!!)

As she was consumed by the flames, Little Qin watched Gu Tingye standing beyond the blaze, bathed in glory, and finally laughed through her tears.

She had spent her whole life scheming, treating her stepson Gu Tingye as her sworn enemy and doing everything she could to promote only her own son, Gu Tingwei. In the end, Gu Tingye rose to power through his service to the emperor, while she and Tingwei met this miserable fate.

Did she hate him? Of course she did. She hated Gu Yankai for his heartlessness, the marquis's household for devouring its own, and most of all her own shortsightedness. Why should men be able to earn power by helping the emperor, while she, Qin Yanxi, was trapped in the inner quarters fighting over the marquis's title? Why had she staked everything on just one child? This time, reborn just after giving birth to Wei, with Dalang and Erlang still young, she knew that a useful legitimate son was far better than a useless one. This time, she had three sons, and she would abandon none of them!

Now arriving: Qin Yanxi, Plus Edition. First, take down the Old Madam. Then split off the Fourth and Fifth Branches. Gu Yankai, you started all this. I'll make sure everyone turns against you!!!

Man Niang's storyline has also been changed to focus on her career. She doesn't get much screen time, and first appears in Chapter 71.