The Matriarch Goes Mad with a Terminal Illness, and Her Cold, Powerful Husband Panics

Name: The Matriarch Goes Mad with a Terminal Illness, and Her Cold, Powerful Husband Panics
Author: Huang Chengcheng

主母绝症发疯，清冷权臣他慌了

by Huang Chengcheng (黄澄澄吖)

Status: Completed
Length: 229k Words
Genre: Ancient Romance
Subgenre: Palace & Household Intrigue
Updated: 11mo ago
Source: Fanqie

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Synopsis

[Marriage before love + punishing the scum + doting on his wife + mutual salvation, one-on-one, both leads are pure]

Shen Qing's life was never her own.

Her family raised her to be the “greatest female talent in the capital,” but she was nothing more than a tool for their profit.

She married the capital's famed jade-faced gentleman and became the matriarch of the Cui clan, but she was little more than a decorative ornament.

Then she discovered she had only six months to live, and she gave up trying to please anyone.

A biased mother, a heartless father, a parasitic older brother, a scheming cousin, a vicious mother-in-law...

She tore into every one of them. If they made her miserable, she would make sure they all suffered too.

After she had her fill, she planned to spend the rest of her days somewhere picturesque and peaceful.

But her usually cool and self-possessed husband clutched the divorce papers she'd given him, eyes red as he begged her:

“Yiyi, can't you stay?!”

Cui Zhang was raised by his grandfather from childhood, guided by the teachings of Confucius and Mencius, and made responsible for the family's honor and disgrace.

He believed he was strict with himself, disciplined, and fair in all he did, a true gentleman of integrity.

But when he saw his young wife change so completely, he began to blame himself. Had he been too cold to her?

Later, he saw her vitality, her vulnerability, and her joy.

Suddenly, he understood how beautiful it sounded to lose oneself in a tender embrace.

Later still, when he learned she had forgotten him, his heart was pierced with pain and regret.

“Yiyi, if my life could buy you a peaceful and healthy future, I'd gladly give it!”

The story has a happy ending, so please enjoy it without worry.

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