After Seven Years of Widowhood, My Villainous Husband Came Home

To help her Imperial Uncle, the emperor, rid the court of treacherous officials, Zhen Liang married into the home of a treacherous minister, putting herself in the tiger's den. But on the very day she arrived, the minister surrendered his seal of office and went off to war, where he died on the battlefield. Zhen Liang spent seven years as a widow. After seeing the old madam and her mother-in-law off, she became the sole authority in the household and gradually came into her own. Then one day, the treacherous minister returned, risen from the dead. Zhen Liang's heart truly went cold. From that day onward, Zhen Liang kept her head bowed and her manner meek, doing everything she could to help her Imperial Uncle make her husband meet his end. But her husband not only survived, he grew ever more terrifying in his methods, until even the emperor had to fear him. Before her husband came back from the dead, Zhen Liang had a lover on the side: a man who liked to wear a mask. He was so ugly that he dared not show his face. He was always coming up with schemes to help Zhen Liang get rid of the treacherous minister. Zhen Liang obediently followed his advice, wanting only to help her Imperial Uncle rid the court of treacherous officials as soon as possible. Until one day, he told Zhen Liang to drug her husband. Steeling herself, Zhen Liang carried a bowl of soup into the room. When she saw the man's sinister gaze, her fingers trembled. Zhen Liang forced a smile and said gently, "My lord, have some soup." He took the bowl and drank it in one gulp. Not only did he survive, he was full of energy. That very night, he and Zhen Liang discussed how he could turn over a new leaf and start behaving like a decent person. Much later, her lover asked Zhen Liang whether she preferred him with or without his mask. Trembling, Zhen Liang clung to his neck and begged, "Husband, spare me!" Who could have guessed that the man who spent every day advising her on how to murder her husband was her husband himself? Male lead: My wife comes to me every day for advice on how to kill me. What should I tell her? Waiting for an answer, this is urgent. Saved to Weibo on 2020/09/03 (The idea was taken from the 2019 story If a Concubine Wants to Run Away. The heroine later gets involved with a prince, not knowing that he is the same man who was once her husband.) Theme: Turn over a new leaf and become a better person