Dream of the Red Chamber: Jia She Reborn

Jia She, courtesy name Enhou, was the son of a duke and heir to his title, yet he drifted through life in a daze. He was unable to uphold the family name, allowing his mother-favored younger brother to usurp his place; nor could he protect his wife, who died before his eldest son. After the family backed the losing side in the struggle for the throne, he, the nominal head of the household, was made a scapegoat and exiled a thousand miles away, only to die miserably along the way. He could only curse the heavens for their injustice. Who could have imagined that when he opened his eyes again, he would return to the year he married his principal wife? This time, his grandmother was still alive, his father was still there, and he was only fifteen. He had time to start over. In this life, he would never let the Jia family fall into ruin again! Notice: The revisions are complete. From now on, this is an alternate-universe story, a comeback tale for the principal-wife faction and the eldest branch. Historical nitpicking is not welcome. I'm here to put people through the wringer. The author's asides have nothing to do with the main story. Ignore everything before Chapter 13. Any future complaints about plot holes are just for fun.