[Matriarchy] Being Kept Is Actually Pretty Nice

Lin Shen was tired of domineering CEO novels, so she opened a matriarchal romance, only to transmigrate into a book as its most despicable female supporting character.

The Jiang family is one of the most prominent merchant families in the state of Li.

The original male lead is a concubine-born son of the Jiang family. His father came from a lowly background, had no status, and died young. His mother ignores him, and he's bullied relentlessly in the household until he turns dark-hearted and is saved by the talented heroine.

Then the heroine passes the imperial exams, becomes an official, and brings him back to get revenge on the Jiang family through face-slapping.

As the foil to the male and female leads, the supporting male character Jiang Xu is the beloved younger son born to the principal wife. He's trained in martial arts by famous masters from childhood and is exceptionally skilled, but he's hopelessly love-struck. He falls for the domineering, penniless female supporting character, who's poor, trashy, and a gambler, with nothing going for her except a pretty face.

The male lead marries the right person and lives a life of wealth, envied by everyone.

The male supporting character is born into wealth but marries the wrong person, earning gossip from everyone and the contempt of his mother.

Lin Shen has the misfortune of transmigrating as that female supporting character.

She's not trashy or a gambler, but she really is poor.

And she doesn't like this haughty young master. She's not used to the aesthetic in this matriarchal country, and she doesn't like men who wear elaborate makeup.

But she's being hounded by a love-struck man. After thinking over the original plot, she decides that if she wants to get rid of the young master, she needs to be even more awful than the character in the book, and even more aggressively feminist. Her tongue is practically dipped in poison, and she acts as if marrying her would doom anyone for life.

But she underestimates just how love-struck the young master is. He cries and says he doesn't mind being the secondary husband. As long as he can stay by her side, he'll do anything.

Lin Shen remains unmoved, and Jiang Xu is so heartbroken he burns his dowry list.

Lin Shen takes one look at the riches on that list and sucks in a breath. Wait, it was this much?

Her attitude changes: Um, um, you're saying you want to marry me?

Later, Lin Shen achieves fame and success, and everyone praises Jiang Xu for having good judgment. Jiang Xu thinks his eyes are sharp too. As expected, when choosing a wife, you should pick the most beautiful one. Someone as beautiful as her clearly isn't destined for an ordinary life.

But if his wife really is poor, he can support her, hehe.

Content warning: Male pregnancy. The female lead isn't a domineering person; she's the gender-swapped version of a romantic scholar.

Theme: Finding the right person