(Also known as: Who Wants to Be the Mistress of the House? After the Divorce, She Dazzled the World)
[Groveling redemption + divorce + a broken relationship that can’t be mended + no fixed couple
+ competing suitors]
What can marriage bring a woman?
The Xie family said: “Being a second wife is hard. Swallow your bitterness. Your husband is your heaven.”
The Lin family said: “Your husband is at home, but you wish he’d stay away. His nature won’t change, but at least you have a son.”
Ruan Ying said: “Though I married beneath me to pursue the man I love, there’s no mother-in-law to bully me, no concubine fighting for his affection. Just hearing his name makes my heart sweet. Surely, even a drop of water can wear through stone.”
Later, Ruan Ying got a face-slapping reality check.
She took a sword for the Emperor and earned the favor and prestige of the Marquis of Changchun’s household. After spending two months resting at a country estate, she returned to learn that An Chumu had been secretly keeping a beloved mistress for two whole years.
The mistress was strange in her words and actions, showed no respect for rank, and preached that everyone was equal...
An Chumu let his mistress move into their home and steal the blood ginseng Ruan Ying had gotten for her father. He let her destroy her mother’s keepsakes, and even took a sword thrust for her.
An Chumu was certain Ruan Ying would never leave. Everyone knew she loved him more than life itself. So, just as he was basking in his triumph and preparing to elevate his mistress to the rank of equal wife,
Ruan Ying went to the palace and asked for an imperial decree of divorce. When she personally smashed the fated love token that was worth a fortune, An Chumu panicked and lost his mind, his eyes bloodshot with desperation.
When they met again,
she was a dazzling crabapple blossom, peerless and radiant, surrounded by handsome men.
The fallen An Chumu was consumed with jealousy, begging her in utter desperation:
“A Ying, I had someone repair the love token. Our fate won’t be severed. I was wrong. Please take it. Please, be my wife again.”
“A Ying, can you love only me and have only me?”
Before Ruan Ying could answer, the other men spoke up first: “You brought this on yourself. That’s not up to you.”
To be honest, I don't like amnesia memes
Not pretty. .