The Reborn Empress Dowager's Lazy Daily Life

In her previous life, Meng Youran's life was a joke.

As the legitimate daughter of a marquis's household, she seemed to enjoy a noble status. In truth, her own father treated her like a stranger, while her stepmother hid a knife behind every smile. After marrying into the prince's household, her husband, Zhao Yu, doted on his concubines and still harbored feelings for the unattainable woman he loved. A crowd of noblewomen also eyed her position hungrily, hoping every day that she would give up her place as principal wife.

She spent her whole life enduring and compromising. Only when Zhao Yu breathed his last did she finally understand: no matter how virtuous and accommodating she was, these people would never sincerely care for her.

Reborn on the day of her wedding, Meng Youran looked at her young self in the bronze mirror and suddenly smiled.

In this life, she would never again weep over false affection. No matter what, she was destined to become the Empress Dowager in the end. If those women wanted to compete for favor, let them. Who Zhao Yu doted on or loved was none of her concern.

[Reading Guide]

1. After being reborn, the female lead takes a laid-back approach to raising a child, the future emperor, and watches the household descend into chaos.

2. Zhao Yu is the official pairing. The female lead won't divorce, but she will adopt a "keep the child, get rid of the father" approach.

3. The story focuses on the female lead's growth from seeking approval to loving herself.

4. This is an unconventional inner-court intrigue story, with the motto: "Do as you please. I won't be moved."

Theme: Growing through adversity and learning to love yourself