I Won't Be the Chief Councilor's Wife. I'll Take My Child and Marry the Crown Prince

[Palace and household intrigue + powerful ministers + unhinged villain + fleeing while pregnant + spoiled heroine + reborn + second male lead wins + political scheming + no saintly heroine] Shen Qingyuan had died once. In her previous life, she was the legitimate eldest daughter of the Yongning Marquis household. She married into the powerful minister Pei Yanzhi's household with a lavish bridal procession. And what did she get in return? Her half-sister climbed into her husband's bed, his old flame entered the household, her unborn child was killed, and she was falsely accused of infidelity and confined until she died. Reborn, she returned to the day she discovered she was pregnant. She stopped crying, stopped making a fuss, and stopped hoping. This time, she would do only three things: First, flee while pregnant. Second, be as difficult as she pleased. Third, settle scores with every last one of them. She faked her death and disappeared from the Pei household with a hand on her belly. She changed her appearance, put down roots in Jiangnan, and won the backing of Xie Linyuan, heir to Prince Jing'an. She plotted with care, then returned to the capital under a new identity and stirred up a storm at court. Pei Yanzhi searched the whole world for her. When he finally found her, he discovered that his “dead” wife now held half the court in her grasp, wielded ruthless methods, and was smiling as she tore his foundations out one by one. “Shen Qingyuan, come back.” “Back to your man-eating cage? Lord Pei, what a ridiculous dream.” The heir to Prince Jing'an stepped in front of her and smiled warmly. “Grand Secretary Pei, try laying a finger on my woman.”