In his previous life, Sheng Hong was the head of the Sheng family. He spent his whole life laboring for the family’s fortunes, yet was utterly muddleheaded when it came to the household. Blinded by his concubine Lin Qinshuang’s delicate tears and honeyed words, he indulged her arrogance and let her bully his principal wife, Wang Ruofu. Worse, he caused Wei Xiaoniang’s death, leaving her young daughter Minglan without a mother. As a result, Minglan became cautious and timid, treading on thin ice in the Sheng household.
He thought he was maintaining a balance, but all he did was fuel the ambitions of Lin Qinshuang and her daughter Molan. In the end, Molan risked everything to marry into a prestigious family, secretly having an affair with Liang Han and nearly destroying the Sheng family’s reputation and future. His eldest son, Changfeng, failed the imperial examinations, spent his time in wine houses, and repeatedly brought trouble upon the family with his loose tongue.
It wasn’t until the twilight of his life, when he watched the Minglan he had neglected use her extraordinary wisdom and resilience to become the mistress of a marquis’s household and uphold the Sheng family’s name, that Sheng Hong finally came to his senses. The family prosperity he had pursued all his life had nearly been destroyed by his own gullibility and muddleheadedness. Sheng Hong closed his eyes, consumed by regret and sorrow.
When he opened them again, Sheng Hong was shocked to discover that he had returned to the time when Wei Xiaoniang had just become pregnant with Minglan! Before him, Lin Qinshuang was pitifully complaining about Wei Xiaoniang.
Memories of his previous life surged back. Every tear Lin Qinshuang shed now looked to him like a carefully calculated bargaining chip, and every “Honglang” she uttered rang with hypocrisy and self-interest.
In this life, he would no longer be the muddleheaded Sheng Hong. He saw through every scheme and understood everyone’s true nature. He vowed never to let the tragedy happen again:
Very good, I feel so overwhelmed
Good, good, good, good