Name: The Rules of the Marshal's Household
Author: Moonlit Garden at Mid-Autumn

Synopsis

[Republican-era household intrigue + revenge + two strong leads + doting husband + political schemes + breaking family rules]

After her sister is brutally killed, Song Mo swallows her humiliation and enters the game as Marshal Xiao’s fourth concubine.

The First Madam rules the household and imposes unreasonable rules to secure her position. The other concubines all submit.

Song Mo plays the pig to eat the tiger, using her nights in the marshal’s bed to advance her plans step by step!

She stirs the marshal’s heart and turns his power to her advantage, staging a comeback in the cracks between the rules!

She’ll kill her enemies and tear up the family rules. She swears to escape this prison of a mansion!

Marshal Xiao: “Who dares lay a hand on my Fourth Concubine?”

From lying low to becoming the one he cherishes above all, watch the Fourth Concubine take charge of a Republican-era household!

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