The Villain’s Eldest Daughter-in-Law

The day my betrothed was taken to the execution grounds, I married into his family... Yu Lian was born with the fate of a rich woman, but not the fortune to match. In her previous life, she had struggled to become the head of HR, finally earning an annual salary of over a million. Then, in the blink of an eye, she transmigrated. The identity she'd transmigrated into was wealthy and beautiful, with a highly accomplished, well-connected fiance. But the timing was terrible. Her fiance's whole family were villains who had just been thrown into prison. Her fiance took all the blame upon himself, securing the release of his entire family. In order to get off that sinking ship, the original Yu Lian hitched a ride with the new emperor. She kicked her fiance while he was down, then went to the prison and thoroughly humiliated him... On the day her fiance was taken to the execution grounds to be beheaded, she gathered her dowry, picked up a rooster, and defied her entire family's objections to marry into his family's crumbling household. The new emperor was merciful. He decreed that each person would bear the consequences of their own crimes, and that no one else would be held responsible. However, the family was stripped of its titles and official positions and reduced to commoners. Her father-in-law was so devastated that he took to his bed. The family matriarch was barely holding on, and couldn't manage anything. Her mother-in-law knew nothing but how to cry. There were also two young twin brothers and a half-sister. Yu Lian took the entire family away from the capital's vicious power struggles and settled in their ancestral village. It didn't matter if the younger children were mischievous. They could start learning to work while they were young. It didn't matter if her mother-in-law was a white lotus. A few days in the sun would clear her head. It didn't matter if the matriarch was frail. A little time cutting pigweed and feeding the chickens and pigs would make her spry enough to outpace the aunties doing square dancing. It didn't matter if her father-in-law had lost all hope. She'd train the twins, and when they grew up, they'd avenge their big brother! Yu Lian had everything arranged just right for the whole family. She crossed her legs, basked in the sun, and looked over the account books. Life seemed pretty good. Transmigrating to ancient times, staying unmarried, avoiding household intrigue, and having a bunch of little fools at her beck and call: it wasn't bad at all. Then her fiance, who had already been beheaded, suddenly showed up with a group of guards. The guards fell to their knees and cried, "We respectfully welcome Your Majesty the Empress to the palace!" Her handsome fiance looked at her with eyes full of love, tender enough to drown her. "Lian'er~" Yu Lian: ??? The male lead's version: She humiliated me and trampled on my dignity. Yet on the day I was about to die, she married into my family and helped me hold together our crumbling household. No matter how deep my hatred, how could it compare to this love? #My wife loves me deeply, and I cannot let her down# #Everyone thinks I'm madly in love with my husband, including him# #After my husband faked his death, I'm forced to act deeply in love every day# 1. Country life for a fallen family, with a relaxed farming vibe and a slow pace. Sweet romance later on. 2. The heroine is clear-headed, rational, and shrewd, and a top graduate of the drama queen academy. 3. Power struggles, love, and hate are all about victory and defeat, with each side having its own reasons. I won't whitewash the villainous male lead or anyone else~ 4. Everything serves the plot. Don't take it too seriously or pick fights! Enjoy the story~ 5. Other works to look forward to were listed in 2019~ See my completed works in my profile~ Theme: Always stay clear-headed and rational.