Demoted from Wife to Concubine, I Emptied the Estate and Married the Imperial Uncle

In three years of marriage, Shen Nanqiao spent her entire ten-million tael dowry supporting her husband's wicked mother and raising his younger brother.

But when her husband returned victorious, he not only failed to secure her a title of nobility, he brought home his frail, pitiful old flame and a three-year-old illegitimate son.

“Jiaojiao and I have been through life and death together. She deserves the position of co-wife. If you know what's good for you, you'll willingly demote yourself to concubine. Then I may still let you stay in the household.”

Her in-laws pressured her, the scheming mistress provoked her, and the whole capital waited to see her make a fool of herself.

Shen Nanqiao smiled. “Demote me from wife to concubine? You think you're worthy?”

She tore up the divorce papers in front of everyone, slapped the scoundrel flying, and took the matter straight to court to reclaim her ten-million tael dowry!

The scoundrel sneered. “Once you're out of the general's estate, let's see how a discarded wife survives!”

That very night, Shen Nanqiao put on her family's ancestral golden finger, the Shadow-Hiding Garment.

The armory? Cleared out!

The old madam's private savings? Cleared out!

The provisions the scoundrel had embezzled? All gone!

She even took the gold-inlaid plaque from the general's estate gate!

The next day, the general's family was so broke they couldn't even afford porridge. The scoundrel and his family knelt in the street begging for food, only to see the all-powerful regent of the realm bending down to coax the woman they'd once thrown out: “Qiao Qiao, shall I have them empty the imperial treasury for you to play with too?”