Trouble

Grand Academician Yuan said, "The weather is getting cold. It's time to settle the matter of Madam's illness."

And then Hou Shanniang died.

When it came to the thirteenth daughter of the Hou family, whose maiden name was Shanniang, no one in the capital could help but give her a thumbs-up. Though born of a concubine, she had been the most cherished daughter in her family. After marriage, she had the most promising husband. Her son became a successful candidate in the imperial examinations at a young age, and her daughter was betrothed to become the principal wife of a scion of a distinguished family... The verdict everyone passed on her life was unanimous: worth it.

Was it worth it? What did it matter if she had schemed and planned at every turn, earning a fine reputation both at home and beyond? She had worried herself sick all her life, only to end up with a husband whose heart she could never warm and children who did not understand her. As she lay dying, Hou Shanniang summed up her life in one word: exhausting.

Perhaps only those who have experienced the ways of the world can see through them. If she had another life, Shanniang thought, she would surely live differently. She would neither compete nor scheme, but simply be a quiet little flower blooming in a corner. Even if she never gained great wealth or status, she could live and die as she pleased, content with herself. She would no longer force herself to become "excellent" in other people's eyes, nor demand that anyone live up to her expectations...

Her closed eyes opened again. She had not been reborn into another life; instead, everything had started over. And so, after being reborn, Hou Shanniang suddenly acquired a new catchphrase: What a bother!

Fighting for favor in the inner household? What a bother. Count me out!

Scheming and being schemed against? Too much trouble. Let it go!

And as for that "Yuan family, Monkey clan" business... She wanted no part of it in this life!

But could someone tell her what kind of ridiculous twist this was?! The aloof flower on a lofty peak from her previous life had suddenly become so ardent and clingy in this one?! It was only belatedly that Shanniang realized that Yuan Changqing, the great scholar, was the real big headache of her life!

Exasperated by his constant attention, Hou Shanniang declared, "Grand Academician Yuan, please leave me alone, at least in this life. You can be your aloof scholar, and I'll be my little flower in the corner. We can each stay out of the other's way, okay?"

Yuan Changqing looked up at the sky. "The weather is getting cold. Shanniang should be married off."

And so, shivering Hou Shanniang was carefully bundled up and stuffed into a bridal sedan...

Tsk, tsk, what a muddleheaded author! They forgot to advertise the book. Its traditional Chinese edition is titled The Legitimate Wife Is Not in Charge.

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Sigh...

It was bad enough that Xi Siyu held a grudge against her over a joke. They could leave aside how a coworker became her boss. Even when this jinx dragged Yan Huan into a transmigration, she never complained. But why, after transmigrating into the role of his maid, did she still have to be dragged down by this "master" of hers?!

Damn it!

I'm done with this!

Who says it's nice and shady beneath a big tree? It's also an easy place to get struck by lightning!

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