I Became the Villainess’s Wicked Mother, But You Won’t Stop Me from Becoming a First-Rank Official

[Female official, farming, no redemption arc, no System, a path to high office, ennobled and made a high minister]

The villains never change, but the wicked mothers come and go. All because she glanced at a book recommendation, she opens her eyes to find herself the mother of two major villains.

There’s also the children’s father, disabled and bedridden, and her youngest daughter in her arms, burning with a fever that won’t break.

Ha! Qiao Mai plants her feet and slaps the table, shouting, “Divorce! No way am I putting up with this. My ambition is to become a marquis and a high minister, not to get stuck here turning villains into good people!”

A few years later, her ex-husband, now a prince, begs her to take him back.

The emperor of a great nation pleads with her to save his people.

A great general lays out his many military achievements, yet admits he is only half as capable as she is.

A great nation’s eldest princess kneels before her, asking Mother for a hug.

Qiao Mai says, “Make way. The wheat in my fields is ripe, and I have to go harvest it!”

Main couple: Wishing you peace and a bright future

Secondary couple: Ink Pool and Inkstone, loving someone you can never have

“No one will wait in the same place for you forever, and no one will tolerate your mistakes without limit. If you miss your chance, it’s gone. There’s no going back!”

“Someone will walk forward hand in hand with you. Someone will share a bright future with you. When you give it everything you have, you’ll discover someone beside you, tearing through the darkness and heading toward the dawn.”