The Marquis's Eldest Daughter-in-Law Thinks Outside the Box

[Traditional Historical Romance + Eight-Year Age Gap + Household Intrigue + The Ex-Chases-His-Wife-to-the-Crematorium]

The matriarchs of the Jiang and Wen families were close friends, and arranged a betrothal for their children when they were young.

But after a palace coup, the Jiang family's eldest legitimate son went missing for many years.

Just as Wen Runian was about to get engaged, her former fiancé, Jiang Chengyuan, returned after fifteen years missing. The two families honored the betrothal.

Everyone used to envy Wen Runian. Now, everyone was waiting to laugh at her. Her husband was a mystery, her stepmother wielded an iron hand, her sister-in-law had a fiery temper, and her brother's wife was two-faced…

Yet no one expected Wen Runian to have such an unconventional way of thinking and live a more carefree life than anyone else.

• She took the spies sent to watch her and groomed them into trusted confidants.

• She preached to her hot-tempered sister-in-law.

• She won over her sisters-in-law by treating them with sincerity.

In the end, after discovering that her husband was the mastermind stirring up chaos in the capital, she decisively dumped him!

[Sickly, blunt, and shamelessly lecherous Wen Runian × Killing machine, traditional and conservative Pei Ren]

A little scene:

Pei Ren: A wife? Just a pawn.

Wen Runian: A husband? Just a plaything.

Note: This is a fictional setting. The heroine isn't clever; her strength lies in her unconventional way of thinking.

The story starts at a slower pace, but it takes off later.