The Marquis's Coldhearted Mother

[Traditional historical romance and household intrigue] [Reborn, with a love-struck heroine waking up] [Her ex-husband chases her after losing her] [The second male lead wins her heart] [A long-laid plan]

In her previous life, Nie Fuwan spent her days as a vicious fake heiress and a cruel mistress of the household. To win favor, she fought the true heiress and the Marquis's concubines. They fought until they were all but dead, and she ended up dying horribly. Even on her deathbed, she never won her husband's love.

Living her life over, Nie Fuwan has come to her senses. What is the Marquis to her? That old, rotten cucumber can go to whoever wants him. Whoever wants the position of mistress can have it. She doesn't care for it anymore.

This time, Nie Fuwan just wants to let go and take it easy. Making money, divorcing her husband, and finding a good man are what she ought to do!

She planned to stay as far away from those troublemakers as possible, but a man's heart is as hard to fathom as the sea. The Marquis, whom she'd sworn to avoid, refuses to divorce her.

"Nie Fuwan, since you understand your duty so well, you are the only one fit to be mistress of the household."

She stops competing for favor, and her parents start fussing over her instead.

Her brothers are just the same. They warn the scheming white lotus to stay away from her and vow to beat anyone who dares bully Nie Fuwan to a pulp.

Her sworn enemy from her previous life even says he's been secretly in love with her for years. She only wants to keep a low profile this time around, but Xiao Beike is determined to make her accept the adoration of the masses.

The Marquis's concubines have gone mad too. One by one, they clutch her sleeves and wail, "Madam, please don't leave! This household will fall apart without you!"

Nie Fuwan gives a cool smile and turns away without a trace.

"Everyone's a little crazy. They just try to hide it."

"The heartless thrive, while the devoted are ground to dust."