Pretending to Be Poor for Three Years? I Turn Around, Empty the Storehouses, and Send Him into Exile

[Reborn farming + flight from famine and exile + stockpiling in a pocket dimension + natural disasters + scoundrel husband chases wife to cremation + second male lead wins] In her previous life, she supported her husband while he traveled to the capital to sit the imperial examinations. She only hoped he would become a top scholar soon and make her the top scholar’s wife. She didn’t mind living a hard life. Fleeing famine, she made it to the capital, hoping to find his protection. Instead, she discovered that he had become a top scholar three years earlier, married the daughter of a prominent family, had children, and risen to become the Chief Grand Secretary. He had pretended to be poor for three years, and she had believed him, turning herself into a laughingstock. Reborn, she returned to three years earlier. This time, she would strip him of all his gold and silver, make him repay everything he owed her, and send him into exile. Posing as the younger sister of a noble heiress, she sought out the King of Nanzhao. Then she emptied his storerooms and sent the scoundrel and his family into exile in the northern lands. The scoundrel cursed her with a miserable death, while her worthless father cursed her with retribution. When natural disasters struck, the scoundrel laughed, saying it was karma catching up with her. He had no idea she already knew what was coming. She had stockpiled supplies, emptied the Minister of Rites’ residence, the Chief Grand Secretary’s residence, the imperial palace, and the storerooms of every enemy she had. On the road to exile, the scoundrel’s family survived miserably on bran and wild greens, while she and the King of Nanzhao ate meat and drank to their hearts’ content. As disaster struck, the scoundrel grew gaunt and would bow and scrape for a few measures of rice, while they remained lively and carefree. The scoundrel and her worthless father, who had once cursed her with a miserable death, now knelt before her together, tearfully begging for something to eat. Looking down at them, she gave a cold laugh. “Regretting it? Too late!” When they reached the northern lands, she and the King of Nanzhao recruited soldiers, built grand projects, farmed their way to prosperity, and conquered vast territory. This time, she would lead her troops south!