Historical romance + reborn + revenge on scoundrels + face-slapping + comedy
Xie Xingmian died in disgrace.
As her adopted son plunged a knife into her heart, she saw the top scholar tenderly shaping his cousin’s brows.
When she opened her eyes again, she was fifteen. The matchmaker leaned over the threshold, spitting as she talked: “The top scholar says he won’t marry anyone but you!”
She snapped the imperial jade ruyi in two with unhurried ease. “I’ll marry him, but only if he signs a contract.”
Later, the entire court impeached the newly crowned top scholar for doting on his concubine and neglecting his wife. She leaned by the corridor with a hand warmer, smiling as she watched the pair kneel and shiver in the snow.
Her adopted son came charging over, slingshot in hand. “You evil woman! Give me back my parents!”
She lifted him gently by the collar. “Now, now. From today on, I’m your mother, and also your very own... living King of Hell.”
