[Historical political intrigue + System + pure love on both sides + divorce and remarry + one-on-one romance]
She waited alone for a year, only to see her husband riding through the streets with an unfamiliar woman, flaunting their intimacy.
Though disappointed, Shen Mingzhu remembered the virtues expected of a proper wife and magnanimously accepted it.
Who knew that her forbearance would only encourage him to go further?
He stripped her of control over the household and slapped her in public, showing her no consideration at all.
Shen Mingzhu's heart turned to ashes. By chance, she bonded with a modern AI System.
Gubao: [Host, would you like to try living a different kind of life?]
From then on, the inner chambers lost a self-pitying woman, and the court gained a powerful female official who could turn the tide.
Shen Mingzhu climbed to the highest echelons of the literary world, cast off conventional prejudices, and blazed a trail for women.
Her ex-husband came to her in tears and begged on his knees for forgiveness. "Mingzhu, I was wrong. Can we start over?"
Shen Mingzhu's expression was indifferent. Before she could speak, someone kicked her ex-husband away.
The handsome prince wrapped an arm around Shen Mingzhu and warned him coldly, "Mingzhu is mine."
Her ex-husband lost it. "Prince Jing, you recommended me for that campaign on purpose, just to ruin my wedding night with Mingzhu!"
Prince Jing's face was cold. "I didn't. Don't make things up."
Her ex-husband broke down. "You even put a sack over my head and beat me!"
Prince Jing looked stern. "I didn't. Don't make things up."
Her ex-husband cursed, "You... shameless pair..."
"Away you go!"
Prince Jing kicked him flying, then turned around to see Shen Mingzhu silently holding a feather duster. "Come on, tell me exactly what you've been plotting behind my back."
Prince Jing's face stiffened. The next second, he took out a washboard and knelt on it of his own accord. "Wife, I was wrong."