In her previous life, Jiang Yunyao was a legitimate princess, forced to marry Lu Jingqi, the legitimate son of an earl. On their wedding day, the groom fled, leaving her no choice but to shoulder the entire household: managing the family finances, showing respect to her mother-in-law, and overseeing the shops. At her mother-in-law’s arrangement, she adopted a son and raised him with all her heart. By the time he achieved success and became a favorite of the emperor, she had fallen gravely ill and was confined to her bed.
Only on her deathbed did she learn that her birth family had been executed to the last, and that she had long since been cast aside with a divorce letter. The adopted son she had devoted herself to raising was actually the child of her husband and his mistress.
Jiang Yunyao spat blood and died on the spot.
Reborn, she watched the people of the Earl’s household with cold eyes and walked away from it all.
Who could have guessed that her runaway husband, Lu Jingqi, would barge into the manor and kneel before her, begging, “Here’s the divorce letter you wanted. Can you spare Wanting?”
Jiang Yunyao smiled. “You’re dreaming. I’ll take the divorce letter, but I won’t spare a single one of you.”
Later, Lu Jingqi knelt before the desolate Earl’s Manor of Loyalty and Valor, watching the imperial carriage pass before him, consumed by regret.
