On the day of Tao Yaoyao's wedding, her ex-husband Yan Jiu sent her off in a bridal sedan to become the county magistrate's twenty-first concubine. In truth, he had already climbed into bed with the daughter of the Minister of Personnel.
That night, to preserve her chastity, Tao Yaoyao slammed her head against the corner of a wooden table...
*
After being reborn, she happened to see Yan Sui storm into the estate with troops and a blade in hand. To stay alive, Tao Yaoyao crawled to Yan Sui's feet and nestled into his arms.
"I was born to a respectable family, but my husband kidnapped me and sold me to this tyrannical county magistrate. I wish I could chop him into a thousand pieces."
Her eyes filled with tears, her beauty almost too much to bear. "I am fortunate that you came to my rescue, sir. I would be honored to marry you in this wedding gown."
That night, beneath a crescent moon, their souls lost themselves in a springtime dream.
When Yan Sui returned to the estate, he had a delicate young bride by his side, her legs weak and her voice soft.
*
From that day on, the sinister-looking commander of the Imperial City Division, Yan Sui, often wore a chilling smile.
On Tao Yaoyao's birthday, Yan Sui invited her to admire the moon with him.
Fine wine flowed, but there were no dancers. In the middle of the dance floor, there was only the county magistrate, tied to a pillar.
She clearly remembered the county magistrate being stabbed in the chest that day. There was no way he could have survived.
Yan Sui answered her in a cold voice,
"I saved him only to fulfill your wish to chop him into a thousand pieces. Do you like your birthday gift?"
As she watched Yan Sui cut wafer-thin slices of meat and put them in his mouth, then lift the blood-red wine in his colored glass cup and look at her with a wicked, arrogant smile, she trembled in fear.
The man she wanted to chop into a thousand pieces was her ex-husband.
*
At last, Tao Yaoyao escaped.
To take revenge, she transformed herself into the illegitimate daughter of the Tao family, a prominent family in Jiangnan, and got her wish by seducing her ex-husband's second uncle, Yan Yizhi.
*
On her wedding day, Tao Yaoyao saw Yan Sui again.
Yan Sui ignored the tea she offered and looked at Tao Yaoyao in her wedding gown once more. His chiseled face wore a bloodthirsty smile.
"Tell me, who are you marrying in that wedding gown?"
P.S. 1. The female lead is a girl obsessed with revenge, and she'll stop at nothing. As for the male lead... whoever, it doesn't matter. They're all just tools anyway.
2. The female lead isn't a saint. She's a full-fledged black-hearted beauty. Her personality is imperfect, and she has no feelings. Don't read her actions as expressions of emotion. If that's not your thing, don't read.
Find my completed novels here ==>
Revenge-and-scum-bashing sister story: "The Crown Prince Says He's Pregnant"
Crazy male lead: "The Foolish Chambermaid Doesn't Want to Be Reborn"
Completed wife-chasing stories: "After My Husband Brought Home His Childhood Friend, the Green Tea", "After I Exposed the Prince's White Moonlight", "After My Cousin Came to Seek Refuge with My Husband"
Find my upcoming novel here: "I'm Not Dead Yet, but My Husband Has Decided to Remarry," a sister team-up revenge story
Smart people don't need to be reborn.
1. Su Yuehua is only half-smart.
She married Xu Zhiqian, the newly crowned top scholar. Everyone said she was unlucky, but only Su Yuehua knew how hard her life had been.
Su Yuehua came from the scholarly and noble Wuan Marquis household. She was well-read, proper, gentle, and obedient. Xu's mother and son practically broke down her door to ask for her hand, showering her with sweet words and promises of devotion. Su Yuehua saw that Xu Zhiqian was a gentle, refined gentleman and thought she had found a good husband.
But once she married into the family, she devoted herself to serving her mother-in-law and caring for her husband. Her mother-in-law still made things difficult for her and complained to her son. Su Yuehua felt wronged, but instead of comforting her, Xu Ziqian criticized her: "Who told you to take it upon yourself to do so much? You have no one to blame but yourself."
Later, she finally learned to talk back. When she and her mother-in-law argued, both of them complained to Xu Zhiqian. Rubbing his aching temples, he impatiently waved his hands over and over. "I can't deal with this. Argue all you want and see who wins."
Later still, she gave birth to a son. Everyone said that a mother gains status through her son, but her husband and mother-in-law only got worse, treating the boy like shackles to keep her tied to them. Xu Zhiqian also became infatuated with a woman from the pleasure quarters.
In the end, the Wuan Marquis household fell into decline, and Xu's mother found her son a more powerful family to marry into.
But Su Yuehua wasn't dead yet!
*
When the new bride entered the household, Xu Zhiqian was just one step away from becoming Chancellor of the Southern Chu Kingdom.
When the new bride entered the household, Su Yuehua smashed up the wedding hall and left the residence with only her guard, Xue Mu.
It's never too late to see the truth.
2. Xue Mu is a member of the Northern Yan royal family. Under the false identity of an illegitimate son of the Duke of Qin in the Southern Chu Kingdom, he infiltrated the country with the intention of provoking a conflict between the two nations.
But halfway through, Su Yuehua brought him back to the Xu residence and made him a guard. By accident, she'd given him the perfect cover identity.
Before he could carry out his plan, Su Yuehua discovered he was an illegitimate son.
Just as he was searching for an excuse to explain, Su Yuehua spoke to him with a mix of sympathy and solemnity:
"Don't be afraid. Big sis will help you return to the Duke of Qin's household in style."
Who said I was afraid?
Xue Mu chuckled. It was true, this was the first time in his life a woman had protected him.
How did it feel, you ask? ...Not bad!
#A maternal but not saintly black-hearted beauty x A scheming, clingy, crazy man#
Theme: Straight men who bully girls can't find wives
Reborn as My Husband's Concubine
Why Can't I Do It?
My Daughter's Starting First Grade, and I'm Panicking
He Hit Me. What Should I Do?
Hold Me Beneath the Moonlight
After My Cousin Went to My Husband for Help (Reborn)
I'm Not Dead Yet, and My Husband Has Decided to Take a Second Wife
One Promise, One Lifetime
After My Husband Brought Home His Green-Tea Childhood Friend (Reborn)
The Crown Prince Says He's Pregnant (Reborn)
After Stabbing My Childhood Friend, I Ran Away
Bedtime Stories [Ongoing]
Happy March [Spread flowers] Good luck with the writing
Next book opens "After the husband decides to renew their relationship", the sisters join forces for revenge Su Yuehua died less than six years after marrying Xu Zhiqian, the new champion scholar. Everyone said she was unlucky, but only Su Yuehua herself knew that she died in an unknown manner. Su Yuehua was born in the scholarly Wu'an Marquis House, and was well-educated, courteous, gentle and respectful. Xu's mother and son stepped out of the way to ask for marriage. They had all kinds of good words and showed their friendship. When Su Yuehua saw Xu Zhi's humility and respect for the young master, she thought she had found her beloved. Once married, she devoted herself to serving her mother-in-law and taking care of her husband, but her mother-in-law made things difficult for her and complained to her son. Su Yuehua was wronged. Xu Ziqian did not comfort her but accused her, "Who made you like to take care of things? You can't blame others." Later, she finally learned to talk back. When mother-in-law and daughter-in-law quarreled, they both cried to Xu Ziqian. He rubbed his sore forehead and waved his hands impatiently, "I can't control it. You quarrel with each other, let's see who wins." Later, when she gave birth to a son, they all said that a mother is more valuable than her son, but her husband and mother-in-law took it even harder, treating her son as a shackle to hold her down, and they took in concubines one after another. Xu Zhiqian didn't think it was enough, so he fell in love with a woman from Yanliu Lane. Finally, Xu's mother found a taller Gao Zhi'er for her son. Su Yuehua is not dead yet! On the day of Su Yuehua's death, Xu Zhiqian's newly promoted Minister of Civil Affairs welcomed his bride into the house. He was only one step away from the chief minister of the cabinet. If you die, just die. God will give Su Yuehua another chance to start over. On the day of reconciliation, what Su Yuehua didn't expect was that the first person to come to her would be Xu Zhiqian's aunt. "Sister, I want to make a deal with you." When Su Yuehua was walking on the mud, a simple sword hilt stretched out to support her. "Master, don't be afraid, I will always be by your side." The voice flowed like water, with a certain distance. Su Yuehua stabilized her mind and raised her eyes to look at the guard Xue Mu she had picked up. Countless fragmented scenes from her past life were slowly being pieced together...