The Matriarch Awakens, and the Marquis's Estate Is Turned Upside Down

I opened my eyes in the body of an old woman in ancient times, just as my daughter was being cast aside.

My general son-in-law had brought back a new love from the frontier. He sneered at her coldly: “You’re barren and jealous. What use are you to me?”

I swung my cane and smashed the rosewood screen he’d just bought. “You good-for-nothing!”

His new wife screamed and fled in terror. I chased the general through the residence, beating him from one end to the other.

“For three years at the frontier, my daughter cared for your parents and managed your household, working herself into consumption!”

“And you have the nerve to bring back a mistress and divorce her?”

The servants stood dumbfounded as I beat the general black and blue.

The next day, I had someone fling the divorce papers in front of the general’s residence. “Today, I’m the one divorcing you on my daughter’s behalf!”